Odd electrical cutout

[chrisx]

2004 rt 7k miles.

This morning while pulling out of my driveway i stalled the bike, (or so it appeared). thought i'd try jsut popping the clutch but i was not going fast enough. anyway, when i thumbed the starter while still rolling, the electrical system "died". stopped the bike. hit the starter again and voila it started. thought maybe i had imagined this until i saw that the clock had reset to zero. any clues? ( battery terminals are tight).

[OlGeezer]

2004 rt 7k miles.

This morning while pulling out of my driveway i stalled the bike, (or so it appeared). thought i'd try jsut popping the clutch but i was not going fast enough. anyway, when i thumbed the starter while still rolling, the electrical system "died". stopped the bike. hit the starter again and voila it started. thought maybe i had imagined this until i saw that the clock had reset to zero. any clues? ( battery terminals are tight).

 

That was my first thought (battery terminals). My second thought is the ignition wiring harness, but your bike is waaaay too new for that problem.

[Eschelon1]

I agree, sounds like a loose battery or ground cable...

[stagrider]

Mine used to do that every once in a while - like maybe once ever 6 months. You stall just after you've started it then later you notice that the clock has reset ? Mine hasn't done it for ages and the only thing I can think off that may have fixed is this. I also used to have an intermittent misfire caused by hitting bumps. I fixed it by pulling the connector that joins the HES harness to the Motronic and spraying cleaner and then also securing the wiring with a few extra zip ties so it didn't jog around when hitting bumps. This cured my misfire and I suspect that the same wiring issue may have been the cause of the stall/clock reset syndrome as it hasn't happened again since I did this about a year ago.

Regards

Mike P.

1994 R1100RS