07XL1350RSE4
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My bike is a stage 2007 HD Sportster XL1200R Stage 4 Screamin Eagle.
My bike has died 4 random times, but all 4 times it has done it I have been coasting to a stop or coasting to slow down without stopping with clutch pulled in and the transmission still in first gear. Brake being applied doesn't seem to matter. Although the last two times it has done it, I have just applied the brake and the bike lurched forward a bit, not a lot, but enough for a loose wiring connection to break if that's possibly what it is. I also notice a pinging sound when it dies that seems to originate from the left side of engine. It starts right back up too. I have also noticed the headlight dimming sometimes. The only thing I have done to it this winter is change the fuel tank to 4.5 gal and the seat to a Sundowner Deep seat. The battery died, I bought a HD trickle charger to charge it up. I did NOT jump it.
I have checked all of the battery connections. The bike already had an adapter plug for charger installed. So I did not have to disconnect battery to install anything. I have taken out spark plugs, cleaned them, reset the gaps, and re-installed. Changed the oil. Checked transmission fluid. Did an overall check of any wiring I may have damaged or disconnected with fuel tank change. Didn't find anything obvious. I did find oil in my breather filter. But a search on net found that that is apparently a common thing.
I'M AT A LOSS!!!!!
PLEASE HELP?!!?!?!?!?!!? I am going to have to park it until I figure this out. It is unsafe.
Thank you VERY VERY VERY MUCH in advance for taking the time to answer my problem
My bike has died 4 random times, but all 4 times it has done it I have been coasting to a stop or coasting to slow down without stopping with clutch pulled in and the transmission still in first gear. Brake being applied doesn't seem to matter. Although the last two times it has done it, I have just applied the brake and the bike lurched forward a bit, not a lot, but enough for a loose wiring connection to break if that's possibly what it is. I also notice a pinging sound when it dies that seems to originate from the left side of engine. It starts right back up too. I have also noticed the headlight dimming sometimes. The only thing I have done to it this winter is change the fuel tank to 4.5 gal and the seat to a Sundowner Deep seat. The battery died, I bought a HD trickle charger to charge it up. I did NOT jump it.
I have checked all of the battery connections. The bike already had an adapter plug for charger installed. So I did not have to disconnect battery to install anything. I have taken out spark plugs, cleaned them, reset the gaps, and re-installed. Changed the oil. Checked transmission fluid. Did an overall check of any wiring I may have damaged or disconnected with fuel tank change. Didn't find anything obvious. I did find oil in my breather filter. But a search on net found that that is apparently a common thing.
I'M AT A LOSS!!!!!
PLEASE HELP?!!?!?!?!?!!? I am going to have to park it until I figure this out. It is unsafe.
Thank you VERY VERY VERY MUCH in advance for taking the time to answer my problem