It's fixed at last

[BigAl52]

over 5 weeks off the road with an electrical fault. It was the main power lead from the battery, the wire had broken inside the plastic sheathe covering the spade connector where it connects to whatever?.

Mechanic said that could have been why it let me down the first time about 3 months ago. With the wire broken it could have been causing a spike which played havoc with the engine management system and thats why it shut down.

Dont know if thats right but a couple of people have suggested that it could put itself on 'safe' mode with just enough power to get you home when that happens.

 

[TOMCAT]

Glad you got it sorted mate ... Mittzy's organised a get-together to donate blood. Should just gush out of you considering how frustrating an electrical problem can be .. gets the blood pressure up that's for sure

 

[HansO]

Good to hear Al now you will just have get out and ride the bloody thing at every opportunity to make up for lost time

 

[xhdskip]

good to hear you're back on the road again Al.
hope she stays sorted out.

 

[Kmutt]

Good on ya.......or some other Aussie slang!
Ride safe!

mutt

 

[BigAl52]

just picked the bike up from the mechanic. Rode the 37 klms home..freezing cold..soaked to the skin but couldn't be happier!!!!

 

[HansO]

just picked the bike up from the mechanic. Rode the 37 klms home..freezing cold..soaked to the skin but couldn't be happier!!!!

Onya Al atta boy! a real motorcyclist ...... a wet one but a Happy one

 

[BigAl52]

cost me $156 to fix it. The part was $5.50 the rest labour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mully95]

Mine did the exact same thing. I took it in for the Roadster "recall" and when the mechanic was doing the wiring he damage spade connector. I couldn't figure out what was going on until I started inspecting every single connection. That's when I found it. I bypassed it all together with a inline fuse. Triumph needs to beef up it's fuse boxes.