OK, boys, I'm back home after an 850-mile U Haul ride from beautiful Van Horn, TX.
Who cares to hear how it turned out?
Well, I spoke with Hellfire today (sorry for waking you up, brother!) and his prophetic words rang true.
I tried everything to get that beast started on my own. Fuses, ignition, battery terminals, sidestand switch, etc. Nuthin' doin'.
So, after a long (and very bumpy) ride across 4 states, I dropped it off at Rocket Motorcycles this morning.
And who can guess what happened?
Doh!
I guess it's a short of some kind, because the bike started right up.
Ah, this is killing me.
The jostling from the ride back to cali in the back of the truck likely jarred somehting back to life.
The dealer is going to diagnose the problem and hopefully track down the problem (likely a short).
That's exactly how old mine was and exactly what the symptoms were when the ignition switch failed me on the highway ... not that I'm guessing or anything, but it was July, Hot, rush hour and I was mad as hell. I shook the bike like an orphan in foster care (Politically incorrect analogy) and it restarted after an hour. A week in detention (dealership) and that was the end of it. I sure hope your real dealer can fix whatever is wrong.
K-Mart and U-Haul sucks ... that will make for a long trip home, sorry.