Originally Posted by
RescuedXb
New update in tracing down the no start issues and bad grounding. No i didn't expend a lot of time resurfacing and prepping the tail frame components yet many other post indicate that is the source of many uly electrical oddities. So the other day I invested in a auto-zone version of other members remedies to the bad ground no start problem by sourcing a premade 24" earthing battery wire with loop connectors already in place. I followed the same path from battery to the throttle side of the breaded ground strap under the airbox and cleaned both ends and applied electrical anti corrosion grease and fastened the other end of the autozone grounding cable there. now the uly starts like a any other Harley Davidson based engine or better. I left things at that and took the motorcycle for a test drive. The hickups were mostly gone and the engine ran smoother by a large percentage yet still has idle issues of fluctuating rpms. I parked the bile for several hours after the test ride and still started terrifically yet all the mentioned issues remained. Now I am wondering if the other needed ground modifications are going to provide the improvements to the other issues as many other posts have seen positive results from trying to fix these repairs also. I will post more results as I try the other incremental grounding modifications. My big concern is longterm relying on the modifications verses in-depth stock cleaning and repair to all the needed tailsection frame components where the largest of the grounding issues seem to be as all the display and control grounds seem to be functioning without issue. I will post photo's also.