ridingblind
03-03-2006, 03:18 AM
A Friend of mine has a 03 Predator (but obviously not a computer) .. anyway .. he has this random problem.
Bike starts fine and runs well.. but then *sometimes* it just stalls .. lights go out, everything is dead.. it's like you've turne the bike off .. then after 3-5 min.. everthing turns back on, and he can ride it again .. it usually happens the first time after about 30 min of riding.. then really randomly after that .. sometimes 5 min, sometimes 5 days..
Other things that *might* be related are:
Sometimes he's shocked through either the handlebars, or the bolts that go through the side covers between the seat and the tank.
And.. the fan seems to run a LOT .. the fluid level is fine, it has been checked regularly.
He's taken different CDI's off of other bikes, and it didn't seem to resolve anything, and last weekend we had to put in a different battery because his shorted out internally.. it was only a year old.
Questions I have are...
Is there a thermostate shut-off switch that may be giong bad, it's reading the temp is to high and shutting off the motor till it cools .. or is there maybe a stator short that is causing this...
we have checked nearly all of the wiring to see if there is a short to the frame, no luck there.
Just to clarify .. the bike just goes dead, nothing, nada, zip, lights go out, it wont crank, nothing on the dash lights up.. totally dead, jiggling wires doesn't seem to help, it just takes time, a very random time.. and other times, it just doesn't happen at all .. all weekend... after a couple of minutes, everything comes back on and it works fine.
Any help would be appreciated, and i thank you in advance for your time and help
Bike starts fine and runs well.. but then *sometimes* it just stalls .. lights go out, everything is dead.. it's like you've turne the bike off .. then after 3-5 min.. everthing turns back on, and he can ride it again .. it usually happens the first time after about 30 min of riding.. then really randomly after that .. sometimes 5 min, sometimes 5 days..
Other things that *might* be related are:
Sometimes he's shocked through either the handlebars, or the bolts that go through the side covers between the seat and the tank.
And.. the fan seems to run a LOT .. the fluid level is fine, it has been checked regularly.
He's taken different CDI's off of other bikes, and it didn't seem to resolve anything, and last weekend we had to put in a different battery because his shorted out internally.. it was only a year old.
Questions I have are...
Is there a thermostate shut-off switch that may be giong bad, it's reading the temp is to high and shutting off the motor till it cools .. or is there maybe a stator short that is causing this...
we have checked nearly all of the wiring to see if there is a short to the frame, no luck there.
Just to clarify .. the bike just goes dead, nothing, nada, zip, lights go out, it wont crank, nothing on the dash lights up.. totally dead, jiggling wires doesn't seem to help, it just takes time, a very random time.. and other times, it just doesn't happen at all .. all weekend... after a couple of minutes, everything comes back on and it works fine.
Any help would be appreciated, and i thank you in advance for your time and help