| Author | Message | ||
     Jacobsonc2 |
I wasn't sure were to post this so i figured here would be a okay place. I was rideing to work yesterday morning on my 2002 M2 and after passing through a intersection it felt/sounded like my bike was only running on one cylinder and barley ideling along. Then the throttle stopped working. Next the speedo, lights, RPM gauge craped out. The bike was still running at this time and i managed to coast within 4 blocks of work. I shut it off and pushed it to the nearest business that looked okay ( this was not in a good area of north milwaukee). As luck would have it the business let me park it in a fenced in area. I locked it up and walked the remaining 4 blocks to work. LOL.. i spent my entire 24 hour shift looking for someone to be walking down the street pushing my bike or carrying some part of it! As luck would have it, it was still there this morning when harley of Milwaukee came to get it. The guy was dumbfounded as to what happened to it and so was i since it was just servced 2 months ago. Any ideas? This was the first time it left me stranded. (Message edited by jacobsonc2 on June 07, 2005) | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Sounda like your battery died. It may be a charging problem or the battery just gave up. Usual life is 2 - 3 years. | ||
| Loki |
My M2 did the same thing.....It had shaken battery syndrome. | ||
| Koz5150 |
Well I can see you have good taste bikes and in colors (see my profile). I am also in Milwaukee and very interested to hear the outcome. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Stator / battery sounds plausible to me as well, though not the only possible problem. | ||
| M2nc |
Same thing happened to me. No doubt that the bike lost enough charge that it could no longer run. The speedometer and gauges are the first sign that the bike is running on the battery. What happened to me was my local HD dealer replaced the front muffler bracket and failed to reconnect the battery to the stator. A battery, I have found is good for about 100 miles and the bike gives you plenty of warning that its going to quit. | ||
| Awprior |
Lost my battery on the way home from the Ride Across North America in Bangor, Maine. The only thing that ever went wrong with a bike that I romped the hell out of for 35000 miles. It was the only thing I overlooked before I started on that trip. That battery lasted 4 years, even with sitting sometimes for 6 months at a time without the bike being run. When mine finally died, it exhibited the same symptoms as yours. I'd say it's the battery. Stators can go too, but check the battery first. Lots cheaper, a bit less work. Alex | ||
| Dsergison |
replace your battery every year. period. they suck, thyeare time bombs waiting to make you walk. Your balls may like to shake but batteries dont. | ||
| Nitsebes |
 Your balls may like to shake but batteries don't. | ||
| Budo |
Was there a problem with the regulator not grounding? Also the ground strap can loosen up. Then there were a few bikes where the field wire broke. This is a small wire that runs from the hot lead on the starter to the main breaker. It is difficult to see because it is hidden by the rubber boot covering the positive lead from the battery where it connects to the starter. Good luck. Also check the Xfiles, might be something else there. | ||
| Ceejay |
my M2 did that to me once except in a much nicer place, died in front of a guys house with a sexy wife and a fridge full of beer! mine turned out to be a short from the voltage reg. wires were tucked btwn the oil pump and cam cover. all the vibration caused the ground wire to rub against the brass fitting and viola no go. | ||
| Jacobsonc2 |
well, i picked my M2 up this morning. i am mechanicaly impaired so i will do my best to rember what they said... they told me that the main power wire needed to be replaced and the main breaker as well. i guess it was just a wireing problem and nothing major. | ||
| Henrik |
This is a small wire that runs from the hot lead on the starter to the main breaker That one broke for me one time - the wire snapped inside the ring connector by the starter motor. Seemed like the wiring harness was a touch to tight. Since then I always carry a bit of solid wiring and a few wire nuts with me  Henrik | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Henrik Same one broke on my M2 a number of years ago. Easy fix but a bummer none the less. | ||
| Rotchcrocket51 |
I was on the four lane, running about 65 on my M-2 once and BOOM...all of a sudden, I was running on one cylinder and there was a HELLUVA noise going on also. I pulled over and spark plug from the rear cylinder had blown out but the wire was still connected and it was just swinging down. Now, I check every once in a while just to make sure they are still tight. | ||
| Budo |
"This is a small wire that runs from the hot lead on the starter to the main breaker " This was a pretty common problem. The wire broke where it connects to the eye connector. Gave in to vibrations I guess. I suspect the quality was too low for that application. Easy fix but hard to find since it is covered by the rubber boot covering the wiring. Glad you got it back so soon and it was such a minor problem. | ||
| Jacobsonc2 |
ya, it was a quick fix. but, you gotta love the $120 for labor to install $8 worth of parts. | ||
| Jacobsonc2 |
My M2 did another weird thing yesterday morning on the way to work... arrrr... i am sitting at a light and put the bike in neutral so i could sit up and relax for a min. so, the light turns green and i go to put it in gear. the damn thing will not go into gear! i look down at the rpm guage and it is stuck at 2000rpm and the speedo at 20mph. i am trying to get this thing in gear as the cars pile up behind me, i never even saw the neutral light flip on as i try to find any gear. so, finally i manage to get it into third gear. the gauges both go back to normal and i take off. it ran fine the rest of the way to work and on the way home the next morning. thou i did curse it and pounder how hard it would be to start in fifth the rest of the way to work. | ||
| Reepicheep |
The good news is that M2 trannies are very easy to work on. Start checking the primary chain tensioner, though it is probably not that. If you have the old style, replace it while you are in there. Then take off the primary drive stuff as a unit (two monster bolts, and the clutch assembly, and stator magnet cup, and triplex chain all come off together as a unit. The hardest parts of that are getting the right (big freaking) sockets, and aluminum locking bar (though rumor has it a towel will do in a pinch). Then you will may see the shift drum detente plate gone or askew. That could be causing it. If not, then you are only 5 more bolts or so from having the entire tranny out and sitting on your bench. On an M2, if you are that close anyway, I would just pull it and inspect that 5th gear drive assembly (which, not coincidentially, is the real thing I suspect is messed up on your M2). When you get in there and start spotting things, check back an and we will have more suggestions... in particular, see the photo's Jose has been posting about raised lips on the shift drum. It sounds like a job to freak out over, and there is stuff you want to avoid screwing up, but it is really not that bad. |
