Originally Posted by
lunaticfringe
yes sir, always my pleasure. remove lid to your fusebox and look on underside of same. shows your 3 relays. remove the ignition relay. it is 20 amps. take to any auto parts store and match up. prongs must match up and minimum of 20 amps. on the fuel pump and possible chafed/shorted wires it will not always show a stored trouble code and will not always pop the fuse. typically does but not always. i mentioned it as a common source of problems on older high mileage bikes. tedious to check but something to consider. also keep in mind that your bike is 11 years old with approximately 37,000 miles on it and things are starting to wear.....things such as the fuel pump. a pump reaching the end of its lifespan tends to get lazy when having sat unused for a long period of time....and when temps get warm and the fuel in the frame gets heated. a lazy throttle and bogging down typical signs and symptoms of a weak pump. worth checking.