maximo Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 12 hours ago, nhchris said: I hope it is something simple like a blown fuse. Keep us posted and drink plenty of water! We have a winner! Turns out it was the fuse to the ecu that blew. I've never been more grateful for a $0.37 piece of electric genius. I got the bike back yesterday afternoon and made up for lost ground. To those of you who recommended hwy 141, thank you! I hadn't planned on taking it, but I did it north to South. What a fantastic road! I went up to Telluride, over lizard pass, down to Cortez. And with that deviation, I have to redo my routes. So happy to be back on the road! 8 1 ’70 Yamaha 125 Enduro; ’75 Honda CB360T; ’81 Yamaha XS650SH; ’82 Honda GL650 Silver Wing Interstate; ’82 Suzuki GS650L; ’87 Yamaha Virago 535; ’87 Yamaha FJ1200; ’96 Honda ST1100; ’99 Yamaha V-Star Classic; ’00 Suzuki SV650; ’07 BMW K1200GT; ’12 Suzuki DR200; ’15 Yamaha FJ-09. Bold = current Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Glad it was simple! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhchris Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Occam's Razor to the rescue! Ride on my friend… 1 1968 Triumph Bonneville 650 1971 Norton Commando Roadster 2002 Harley 1200 Sportster 2003 Honda ST 1300 2016 FJ 09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Glad it worked out as well as it did! I'm wanting to make a trip to Colorado soon. I'll have to watch for your updates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoAl Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Good read with helpful insights. I've done several long trips and that is the kind of issue that I have some concern about. When reading thru the post I was thinking stator or regulator but great it turned out to just be a battery and a fuse. I spent 6 days in Nebraska getting parts and repairing my BMW that had a wheel bearing go bad. Good part was I was close enough to where I was going that night to make it. LOL it broke after everything was closed so I had time to sit around and search the internet. Was going to trade for a Tracer 900 GT when I got back from the trip but found one 250 miles away in Sioux Falls SD so after fixing the BMW rode it up there and traded. I missed part of my trip - 6" of snow in Red Lodge MT but made it there last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 4:48 AM, maximo said: Turns out it was the fuse to the ecu that blew. I can't help wondering why it blew, and if it will blow again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximo Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 4 hours ago, wanderer said: I can't help wondering why it blew, and if it will blow again. This was 100% me, and probably. 🙂 I don't remember exactly how much detail I put earlier, but one of the things I did, after I took the original battery out, but could not fit the new one in, I had the harebrained Idea of simply connecting the leads to my battery jumper. Or it could have been when I finally did put the new battery in, but reversed the polarity. Whichever of these two ham-fisted acts of incompetence did it, I don't know, but in my limited understanding of mechanical/electrical structures, I classify them both as "oops". ’70 Yamaha 125 Enduro; ’75 Honda CB360T; ’81 Yamaha XS650SH; ’82 Honda GL650 Silver Wing Interstate; ’82 Suzuki GS650L; ’87 Yamaha Virago 535; ’87 Yamaha FJ1200; ’96 Honda ST1100; ’99 Yamaha V-Star Classic; ’00 Suzuki SV650; ’07 BMW K1200GT; ’12 Suzuki DR200; ’15 Yamaha FJ-09. Bold = current Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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