I know this is an old post.. this just happened to me on my 2020 sportster.. loose connection for sure.. arc so hot that it melted the connector so many times and finally fell into pieces.. crazyI recently purchased a 2011 HD Street Bob. The bike will occasionally just shut off for a split second, the speed odometer, the engine and the lights will shut off and then a split second later come back to life. It does it just at random times, sometimes it wont do it for a week or so then it will do it once or twice during a ride and other times I cant even leave the parking lot because it is so bad.
I took the battery cover off and noticed my battery cables had pretty much welded themselves to the battery posts. my question is, what would cause this? Are these two problems related? does anyone know the correct stock amprage on this charging system? I looked at the stator and the regulator online and the only thing that it says will fit my bike is a 50 amp charging system when the main fuse is a 45 amp fuse.
HELLLLPPPPPP! :feedback:
. I didnt think I needed them but without them, my cables didnt sit flat on the terminals and would work loose, melt stuff, ruin batteries. I put the washers between the cable and the terminal, flat on the washer down. Tightened them up and they are staying tight. Kind of a duh moment for me.
