Electrical Short???

[x-texan]

Going in to work this morning and Speedo went crazy and then went off. Then bike started cutting out real bad and I barely made it back home. Had similar problem a few years back when aftermarket tach wire was shorting against frame. That is not the problem this time. Bike has 73,000 miles on it and I just returned from Alaska trip last week. If anything could shake loose, I am sure that trip would have shook it loose. My experience with electrical shorts is less than encouraging. Anyone have any ideas on where to start?

[AKJason]

Try the tech board...

Verify that the battery connections are both solid, particularly ground. Then go find the ignition modules and verify that they are each grounded properly. That's all I can think of

[x-texan]

Thanks, I didn't realize I had posted on the AK site until it was too late. One of the other's gave me a real good site about electrical grounds. We will see. I don't think I will get to it until this weekend. I'm just glad it didn't happen when I was up in your country. I went from Chicken to Dalton with less than perfect weather conditions.