| Author | Message | ||
     Ozzyxb9r |
Was coming up to a stop today and at low revs the bike seemed to loose power for a second, ie the speedo needle and rev needle swung around to max and back and the engine check lamp came on for a second. The bike (xb9r) kept running the whole time. It also reset my trip meters and clock. This happened again later in the day but has been fine since. Both times i was coming to a stop in second gear and pulling the clutch in to drop her into neutral. I know that electrical fault finding is typically very hard on the internet so im just wondering if anyone has had the same prob or a good place to start. (ive checked the battery and terminals) Regards Morgan | ||
| Xbduck |
Morgan, I don't know if this will help you or not but, my bike ('03 XB9S Low) was shorting where the battery clamp touches the wiring harness. I believe that others here have had similar problems. There was also something about the bolts for the horn being to long and causing a short. However I think that was only a problem for the early 9S's. | ||
| Ingemar |
I haven't had a similar problem, but I did have two shortages. I wouldn't suspect a short though as it would most like blow a fuse instead. Have you checked the connectors to the ecm? I would pull those out and check that all the wires are properly fitted. Then while you are at it, let the bike idle and wiggle the individual wires from the ecm connectors and see if that reproduces the problem. The wires behind the front fairing are a bit messy. There are sharp edges and unprotected wires that can rub against things like bolts and the horn. Pull off the front fairing and check all those wires for rubbed through spots. You know, I hate problems like this. The shorts I had had me in fits for weeks. Good luck! (Thanx John!) (Message edited by ingemar on November 04, 2004) | ||
| Odie |
I took my front modules off to paint them the other day and when I reinstalled everything (the gauge cluster came out also)my time and trip meters were reset. I would look at the wires under the flyscreen like Ingemar said. There is alot packed behind it.....Odie | ||
| Darthane |
Morgan, two things - One - since you have an XB9R, remove the seat. Check the positive battery cable for signs of rub-through. R seats (at least earlier ones) had a tendency to rub through the cable insulation. You can remedy it, if necessary, by carving a little bit on the underside of the seat pan above the cable. Two - remove the battery connections and take a wire brush or steel wool to both sides of the terminal and the bolts that hold them in and retorque them. Both myself and another XB9R owner in my area had the same problem and it turned out to be corrosion on the battery connections. Hope this helps... | ||
| Odie |
Sorry, I read right over the XB9R part but my point was that when the instrument cluster was disconnected it wiped out everything but the odometer.....maybe a loose wire/short, etc....Odie | ||
| Soon2be1 |
take your battery strap and put it over the positive cable. i had this happen to my bike a lot. th cable may appear to be tight but it will still wiggle. never had a problem yet. | ||
| Fullpower |
ozzy: what darthane said. then open fuse box, remove and fully re-seat each fuse and the diode too. you most likely have a loose fuse, or a loose battery terminal. good luck. dean | ||
| Ozzyxb9r |
thanks for the input guys, i live near the beach so corrosion is likely to be an issue. i will have a look at it this weekend and get back to ya regards morgan |
