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Returded
Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 10:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

riding on friday bike just died , after i stopped it immediatly restarted , could it be the stand switch shorting
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F_skinner
Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 10:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sounds like the vent hose or vent hose valve. I would by pass the sidestand switch and check the vent hose and valve.

I had a tank bag on my 97 S1 that pinched the vent hose and the same thing happened.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 11:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"Just died" sounds immediate - might be electrical (sidestand switch). If it "ran out of gas" and died, +1 on Frank and the vent hose. That's an easy in-motion troubleshoot (at least it was on my bike) - pop the release tab on the fuel door and wiggle it around, that'll break the seal enough to relieve the vacuum in the tank. If the engine comes back on immediately, you've found the problem. Another check, if you aren't into in-motion stuff, is to pop it (the gas cap) with the engine having just died. If it hisses...bad vent.
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Sloppy
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 11:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Similar thing happened to me. Bad ignition switch. They seem to go bad every 4 years or so - at least for a year round rider. Probably last longer if you don't ride in the rain. Pop out the ignition switch and see if you have "browned" wire contacts on the back side -- that's your sign that it's bad. Good news is that it's easy to hot wire so you can keep running around town.

Other potentials are side stand and clutch switch. Clutch switch has an easy PM. Pop open, clean contacts with eraser, spray with electrical cleaner and follow up with dielectric grease. Use a dab of silicone around the perimeter of seal to prevent water intrusion and bam, it's good to go for many years. Side stand switch is a bit tricky -- spray with electrical cleaner then follow up with WD-40 and cycle the switch.

Good luck, let us know what you find out.

(Message edited by sloppy on November 10, 2008)
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Jstfrfun
Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 03:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

No Mr Thomas, that's NOT good news that it's easy to hot-wire thank-you!
Although I keep it indoors with a monitored alarm system, and it NEVER leaves my sight when it's ridden out.


paranoid?....maybe.
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Kyrocket
Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 03:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Also, about 10 inches or so from the key switch an ignition plug. Sometimes the contacts get dirty or the wires get hot. At least it's that way on my X1 which has caused it to die a couple of times instantaneously while riding. I see you've got a different bike so this may be null and void.
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