AnnapolisAirhead
--Tony
A riding buddy of mine has a well maintained '88 RT that he has well over 40,000 miles on and it a 'rounder. this weekend, he took a 600 mile trip through PA, checking out the leaves, etc. Its a basic bike in terms of upgrades, etc. Has a Thunderchild with a couple thousand miles on it. No driving lights, etc. He is usually the guy in front of our pack, responsible, maintains steady speeds (4200 RPM), etc. and a damned good wrench. His connections are insanely clean and he uses di-electric grease.
On his way home, the bike would cut out, power, lights, engine and all at cruising speed (60-70, even at 40mph), then will start right up again. After 20 minutes of steady riding, it'd cut out again.
My thoughts are that he should check
1.) Hall effect sensor, although I know little about them
2.) Ignition coils (dual plugged, electronic ignition)
3.) Neutral safety wire?? (guessing)
4.) Kill switcheroo dirty?
I've been searching for posts on fuses in the headlight bucket, etc. but haven't found anything similar yet.
Any thoughts on where to begin? Voltage regulator should have nothing to do with this, as IIRC it simply decides when and how much to send to the stator (yes?).
Any pointers much appreciated. He isn't much of a computer guy, so I offered to ask.
On his way home, the bike would cut out, power, lights, engine and all at cruising speed (60-70, even at 40mph), then will start right up again. After 20 minutes of steady riding, it'd cut out again.
My thoughts are that he should check
1.) Hall effect sensor, although I know little about them
2.) Ignition coils (dual plugged, electronic ignition)
3.) Neutral safety wire?? (guessing)
4.) Kill switcheroo dirty?
I've been searching for posts on fuses in the headlight bucket, etc. but haven't found anything similar yet.
Any thoughts on where to begin? Voltage regulator should have nothing to do with this, as IIRC it simply decides when and how much to send to the stator (yes?).
Any pointers much appreciated. He isn't much of a computer guy, so I offered to ask.
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