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Title: motor shuts down while riding
Post by: ridinflyin on August 15, 2019, 11:28:03 AM
07 softtail heritage classic, its the oie ladies bike, on recent trip from Chicago to blackhills , it just shut down 4xs, she pulls over on the shoulder and turns off the key switch and kill switch, it starts right up. no codes, hot humid weather. did same 2 years ago in florida riding it shut down. I thought she hit the kill switch. one time. I couldn't find anything. didnt take a trip last year, got in accident and totaled the front end . it was repaired just tubes lowers and wheel nothing electrical. i put a new battery in this year   
Title: Re: motor shuts down while riding
Post by: theroadglide on August 15, 2019, 12:01:58 PM
Others will chime in and either verify or dispute, but sure sounds like my Roadking when it had a bad circuit breaker.

Hope that's all it is.

Stephen
Title: Re: motor shuts down while riding
Post by: tomcat64 on August 15, 2019, 12:05:48 PM
Quote from: theroadglide on August 15, 2019, 12:01:58 PM
Others will chime in and either verify or dispute, but sure sounds like my Roadking when it had a bad circuit breaker.

Hope that's all it is.

Stephen

:agree:
Title: Re: motor shuts down while riding
Post by: Pirsch Fire Wagon on August 15, 2019, 12:06:58 PM
When it shuts-off, does ALL electrical turn off? ie: Headlamp, Running Lamps, Everything? That would be the Circuit Breaker. Otherwise I would consider the CPK.
Title: Re: motor shuts down while riding
Post by: Coyote on August 15, 2019, 12:13:52 PM
Don't think a 2007 Softail has a breaker.
Title: Re: motor shuts down while riding
Post by: kd on August 15, 2019, 12:34:49 PM
The softail has the tank switch and they (tank switches) are notorious for cutting out when the contacts get carboned up.
Title: Re: motor shuts down while riding
Post by: Solarflare10 on August 17, 2019, 10:18:34 PM
I had a similar problem on my 2002 FLHTC. I replaced my crank position sensor and problem went away.
Title: Re: motor shuts down while riding
Post by: C# on August 18, 2019, 08:57:25 AM
Quote from: kd on August 15, 2019, 12:34:49 PM
The softail has the tank switch and they (tank switches) are notorious for cutting out when the contacts get carboned up.

Mine did the same thing... it was the ignition switch ('06 Nightrain). I bought a new one from HD. It failed in the next year. ($120 +/-). Bought my next one from J&P ($35 +/-) slightly modified the connector, and it never quit again.