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Thought I'd pass along something I've been dealing with.
After I got the Ultra last August, I began experiencing intermittent starting problems. Every now and then, after I'd turn the ignition on, the fuel rail would pressurize (or whatever that sound is), and when I'd hit the starter all I'd get is a nice "CLICK!"
Hmm...
Took 'er in for the 1000 mile service and told the dealer about it.
Came back all clear.
And so it continued, and it got worse.
One day I was out and about and I stopped back in the dealer. After talking to the service writer-upper-dude I pulled the bike into the service area and, miracle of miracles, it did it in front of the service writer-upper-dude! That NEVER happens, right?
Diagnosis: starter cable was loose.
OK, they wheeled it back and tightened 'er up.
Life was good. For a while. Then it started happening again.
We're heading out for a long ride in a few days (keep an eye open over in the Ride Reports!) so last week I took it back in. They came back with a new diagnosis - the terminal on the starter cable was broken inside the wire sheathing.
Dang.
They soldered on a new terminal (told me that if'n they were to replace the cable, it would have been a 2-week wait! WTF?!?!) and, so far, so good.
Just thought I'd pass on what I've experienced.
Ride safe,
BG
After I got the Ultra last August, I began experiencing intermittent starting problems. Every now and then, after I'd turn the ignition on, the fuel rail would pressurize (or whatever that sound is), and when I'd hit the starter all I'd get is a nice "CLICK!"
Hmm...
Took 'er in for the 1000 mile service and told the dealer about it.
Came back all clear.
And so it continued, and it got worse.
One day I was out and about and I stopped back in the dealer. After talking to the service writer-upper-dude I pulled the bike into the service area and, miracle of miracles, it did it in front of the service writer-upper-dude! That NEVER happens, right?
Diagnosis: starter cable was loose.
OK, they wheeled it back and tightened 'er up.
Life was good. For a while. Then it started happening again.
We're heading out for a long ride in a few days (keep an eye open over in the Ride Reports!) so last week I took it back in. They came back with a new diagnosis - the terminal on the starter cable was broken inside the wire sheathing.
Dang.
They soldered on a new terminal (told me that if'n they were to replace the cable, it would have been a 2-week wait! WTF?!?!) and, so far, so good.
Just thought I'd pass on what I've experienced.
Ride safe,
BG
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