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Posted by drifter_brad
 - September 08, 2009, 17:46:03 PM

Thanks...I did put a battery on it a couple of months ago...I'll start there.

Posted by chief
 - September 08, 2009, 11:05:41 AM

I'd check the battery and battery connections first. Make sure there are no bare spots in the wiring etc.

Check the charging system: If the regulator/rectifier isn't working properly, the bike will start and run, but the battery will discharge when running and eventually quit. The battery will recharge enough to restart after a few minutes. Had the problem on a HD.

If the timing is just coincidence, you may have a bad sensor. Usually this isn't a "time" related problem, however. So, if the regulator/rectifier is ok you might check the kickstand sensor, and bike down sensor.

Please keep us advised.

Cheers.

Posted by drifter_brad
 - September 07, 2009, 21:34:56 PM

Ok...looking for some help.  Bikes starts fine and idles great.   Once you put it in gear and ride it, it will run fine then after about a mile then engine just quits.    It doesn't sputter, it just dies like you hit the kill switch.

After about 15 min. it starts up again and dies again after about about a mile.

Looking for any ideas about where to start.

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