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<blockquote data-quote="FJRPierre" data-source="post: 739134" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>well strike two came when i stopped for gas in ashville on my way to boone. paid up and then wtf no power, no lights, needles, nothing, nada. tore the plastic off and checked all fuses with no obvious problems. could get a very intermittant surge ( needles go haywire) with ignition "off" and rubbing black wire connector to battery post. call AAA and my CAA Plus (which has mc coverage) is not valid in NC; you need rv plus for mc towing. do a cash tow 55$USD to a wonderful dealer in ashville MR Motorcycles who tells me he'll check the battery but he'll bet that its a busted ignition. he tries to see if there is a recall on my03 and yamaha usa wont recognize a canadian vin so no help officially. and he has none in stock anyway. but the wonderful tech (seriously) says he has jury rigged such ignition by inserting an ATV ignition in the circuit. which he did and voila i have power. I tie tag the new switch beside the old one, get 2 ATV keys, pay the man and i'm on my way (3 hours later after i reinstall all the tupperware). I got to boone KOA 30 minutes after a horrendous mountain rainstorm which caught me in bumper to bumper traffic jam in downtown boone in construction without my rainsuit on!!!!! my sense of humor was severly dampened <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FJRPierre, post: 739134, member: 43"] well strike two came when i stopped for gas in ashville on my way to boone. paid up and then wtf no power, no lights, needles, nothing, nada. tore the plastic off and checked all fuses with no obvious problems. could get a very intermittant surge ( needles go haywire) with ignition "off" and rubbing black wire connector to battery post. call AAA and my CAA Plus (which has mc coverage) is not valid in NC; you need rv plus for mc towing. do a cash tow 55$USD to a wonderful dealer in ashville MR Motorcycles who tells me he'll check the battery but he'll bet that its a busted ignition. he tries to see if there is a recall on my03 and yamaha usa wont recognize a canadian vin so no help officially. and he has none in stock anyway. but the wonderful tech (seriously) says he has jury rigged such ignition by inserting an ATV ignition in the circuit. which he did and voila i have power. I tie tag the new switch beside the old one, get 2 ATV keys, pay the man and i'm on my way (3 hours later after i reinstall all the tupperware). I got to boone KOA 30 minutes after a horrendous mountain rainstorm which caught me in bumper to bumper traffic jam in downtown boone in construction without my rainsuit on!!!!! my sense of humor was severly dampened :( [/QUOTE]
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