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Thread: Overheat and Shut/Turn/Cut Off concern

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    WOW XBear9S your bike was doing the SAME EXACT thing that my bike is doing now.... I have taken it to 2 dealers already and neither one has mentioned anything about the problem being the voltage regulator... I have to print this out and take it to them :o I mean this is exact down to the T about what has been happening to my bike since March 2nd

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    Same here. If I go somewhere for lunch (5-10min ride) then let it sit for 30-45 minutes, it struggles and misses when I fire it up. Only happens in 85+ weather though. It'll smooth out once I baby it to start going, but it runs like crap and even stalls until I get out of the parking lot.

    Oh yeah, let's not forget the 30mpg average, 35 max. I think my warranty expires before I can get in for service, too. 1 month backup.

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    I had a Mercury Sable that did the same thing. Ended up being a failing ECM that would act up once it got warm and was shut down and then restarted. When it was started up "warm", the engine sputtered and ran with about half the normal power. It was near undriveable like that. If I drove somewhere and shut it off, I knew I was stuck there for at least an hour or else it would run like crap if I started it up again.

    It wasn't a Buell, but if I described the problem and substituted "Buell" for "Mercury" it would read the exact same way as the OP.

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    1SexyBuell umm, if you read XBear9S's post again you'll notice the root cause was not the voltage regulator but the #77 connector that was arcing with the frame.

    A frame arc can be very dangerous. You can blow up your battery.

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    Where is this alleged #77 connector? Any pics?

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    Awesome, thanks. I'll check that section out later.

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    Is the fan working?



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