Went for a short ride and bike shut off at stop light. I had plenty of fuel and it cranked fine but would not start. Had it towed to the dealer. Dealer could only find loose battery terminals. Apparently started for them. Could not be the cause since it was cranking with no problem. Heading to Billings on a cross country ride. Now I'm concerned of it happening again some where remote.
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2014 RT Dies at stop light
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pauls1150
MOA #24991, south of Los Angeles
ummm, COULD have been the problem: Cranking draws a whole lot of current, and loose terminals are a high-resistance point. There may not have been enough current available to fire the ignition, computer, etc.
But yeah, ride it a bunch locally before calling it "fixed"...
But yeah, ride it a bunch locally before calling it "fixed"...
My problem with it in Northern California I won't have time to test it out more than a day or two. I shipped it from Houston to my brothers place. Will be flying back to ride to Billings and than back to Houston. Concerned about going across stretches with no phone service. I'm going to look into the satellite tracking and messaging services. Not sure how road side assistance works in remote situations.
vagrant1947
New member
no BMW experience yet, but my 2001 Guzzi California died 3 times this winter while riding. running fine then dead! I sat down with a good cigar and pulled and cleaned every fuse and all of the 5 prong relays. then I checked the battery cables. both were a bit loose. I cleaned and tightened them back and put 5000 more miles on it with no more problems. I bet that was your issue.
