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Electrical issue
Written by literidr on 8/13/2002 at 10:33 pm

Hey Dave,

These symptoms see to come up from time to time. The most likely
cause is your battery connections. They are probably loose. If they
seem to be tight, take them loose and clean the surfaces with a knife,
a wire brush, or some sandpaper. Usually this will fix your problem.
If not, you will need to check your battery and charging system.

Hope this helps,

John Handford, literidr@...
Taylors, SC
'90 PC "Dusty"


--- In ipcrc@y..., "dmc42421" <dmc42421@y...> wrote:
> Have my '90 PC800 for three weeks. One problem has surfaced. I am
> riding along and bike starts sputtering and coughing. I did not
> recoginze this as electrical issue at the time (I do now remember
the
> tach going wacky, though). Anyway, I nursed it back to smooth
> running by throttling it back and forth lightly. I thought "bad
gas"
> or something similar.
> A week later, the same thing happened on the highway except the
> electrical system went dead. I opened the trunk and got something
> out. When the trunk snapped closed the electrical came up again. I
> got it home but was unable to duplicate the problem, except that one
> time it wouldn't start even with the electrical looking in order. I
> pressed the starter and the electrical went totally dead only to
come
> alive again after .
> Two nights ago, I left the key in and the light on and the battery
> was dead. I "recharged" the battery but could get only solenoid
click.
> Jump starting got it going right away and it worked OK for a 12 mile
> test. Upon return, and turning the engine off, electrical stayed
> dead - not weak - dead.
> Any usual suspects to be investigated before taking to a dealer? If
> not simply a bad battery, I was thinking "on-off switch" or "side
> stand switch off" switch as possibly being intermittent.
>
> If you read this, thanks for your patience.
> Dave McC
> Belleville WI