| Author | Message | ||
     Oconnor |
Did a search, but never found the solution. '03 xb9r clocks turn off for about half a second when I hit the starter, then the clock resets. This has only been happening for two weeks now. I wasn't sweating it, but now its not starting right away when it happens. Any ideas, or solutions I should give the dealer when I take it in, Or any easy fix I should do? | ||
| Mookie |
check your battery. you may find that one of the ridges on the seat is putting excess pressure onto the battery cable. the resolution may be to cut a notch into the plastic of the seat. I had the same thing happening to me last fall. me and darthane were riding and my bike ended up cutting out on me half way through a turn. not fun. | ||
| Chainsaw |
Mine has been doing it too, along with resetting both tripometers. I attribute it to being stored in below freezing temps that's sapping the battery. Recharging the battery may solve your problem. Worked for me.  | ||
| Mookie |
yeah that may be it as well but like i said. i had the same problem. tripometers and clock reset. once we cleaned the leads and provided a clear path for the cable we were allright | ||
| Darthane |
Oconner, Like Mookie said, do the following two things - 1) Take the seat off and carve the plastic out of the bottom of the seat (this needs to be done both for the stock seat and the Buell Custom Seat - I have both) directly above the positive cable. The seats on Firebolt's tend to cut through the positive battery cable insulation. Remove both the positive and negative cables and take a wirebrush or sandpaper to them. Clean them up real good and tighten them back down. I've seen the underside of the negative battery terminal corrode so badly that it started interfering with the bike's electronics - the clocks, being so sensitive, are the first to go. The bad part is, from the top the terminals look fine. Bryan | ||
| Spiderman |
Lube those terminals up with vasaline if you notice a problem with corrosion | ||
| Kaese |
I would check for loose fuses first. |
