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Best regards to all Twentieth South'n Spine Raiders ! What a great bunch of people, fabulous roads, terrific weather, and proper TechSessions (without anything too dramatic) !

Having tried to follow this thread is maddening. You fellows throw out so many names. Like you know these people, personally. When you transition between surnames and first name and team names, it is just impossible to follow. I am not saying that there is anything wrong, only that it is impossible to decipher from the outer edge without the dedicated immersion . . .

Not likely a Power Commander issue, but simple enough to bypass it and see if anything changes. Next: relays. Especially Relay#2 (from the front) on your 2002. What relay is in that position now? Consider high current relays [currently "Picker components" or "CIT"] in all five positions:

This was suggested before, but it really does act like one of the ring terminals, either on the positive or negative side, got dropped off the battery; as if the charging system has been 'unplugged."

And your battery voltage is the same KOEO/KOER? edit: The red/green is the charging wire through the circuit breaker (fuse) to the battery positive. Voltages on that wire should be the same as the battery if all if that circuit is intact. Next, what are the voltages on the reference wire? This is found in the two wire connector on the left side of the frame. It is the darker of the two wires. (My 1999-2001 wiring diagram shows it as Red/black, but mine is just black.)

Anyone crossing The Appalachian Divide should know that "feels like 90º" on The Plains (of Tellico) can "feel like" the upper 40ºs on The Cherohala after a little dampness/shower/fog/cloud ceiling with wind chill at speed. FWIW, I am using the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) and other storm focused weather apps. Places like The Weather Channel™ are, IMO, entertainment focused and will show you a snowflake every chance they get. Snowflakes sell. Meteorology a dull box of cloudy uncertainty. Yet . . . The Cherohala cloud ceiling is real . . .

Latest rain forecasts for the region have dropped to "slight chance." Along with very pleasant dew points/humidity. Big, V-twin air-cooled motor weather!

Yessir, I am hoping that dedicated topic will lead to a resolution and may inform us why that charging wiring back to the battery gets so hot!

So, what is the voltage of the red/green wire KOEO and KOER?

Searching for theme music to ride in my head to SSR XX, Texas (West Virginia) brings N'awlins (Alabama/Hank Williams) to Finland . . .

Got a link for that rear brake switch boot? And the TPS boot? The Neutral Switch boot?

How can we find a solution for this? So many of my connector boots are rock-hard or split . . .

Luscious beasts! Makes me want to mount up, grab a handful, and experience the intensity . . .

Days away to SSR XX . . . mySport is wiped down and battery "conditioned." All the boxes are ticked, plus a few that had to be decisively left alone. "Set down the tools, docc, and step away from the Sport !!", (Waddington said). Parc fermé . . .

Ah! My solution was to squeeze the split bracket around the cable end Ferrell to capture it and prevent movement when the throttle is applied.

The original ignition advance mapping is far from "smooth" at those rpm with low throttle openings. Anatomy of a "hiccup" . . .

I looked at that internal edge on a low mile bell crank and it looks nicely rounded. I wonder if my original had developed a sharper edge from cumulative use. . . . and being ridden like a jackrabbit on hot lava . . .

I had simply bent the bracket for the cable sleeve to get the straight(er) shot. I'd like to see your "lockwire" solution. The hidden damage at the bell crank is new to me. I dressed the cable and the offending, sharp edge and will keep a better eye on it. Thanks for the reassurance on the single broken wire.

Yes, sadly, all of our connector boots are part of the wiring harness assemblies.

Split 77 posts from the last 6 months into this dedicated topic from the "30 amp fuse failure " thread . . .

I am looking the last six pages of this thread and am investigating a dedicated thread for @LaGrasta's circumstance. Very challenging splitting these threads. Bear with me . . . edit: 77 posts, over six months, split to create a dedicated thread and challenge us to figure out @LaGrasta's circumstance:

While I long ago groomed this known cable impingement to make a straight shot at the bell crank out of the cable housing, I found a new impingement point today at the entrance to the bell crank, itself. There is a hidden edge in there cutting into the cable. Just relieved mine with some jewelers files and cleaned up the damaged cable, but will have to get a new cable on order . . .

Great topic! We all have our pet products by now. I just finished wiping down mySport in anticipation of the SSR XX in a few days. Cleaning a machine is a perfect way to get eyes and fingers on and around every surface for a chance of discovery (loose fastener, loose connector, bad wire routing, etc). For cleaner/polish, with a carnauba finish, I have long used RGS Labs FW1 FastWax. I was skeptical at first, but it has won me over for many years, now. Their glass cleaner checks out, as well. For hard plastics (not painted) and clear plastic lenses, Sumner Laboratories 210 plastic cleaner is amazing. Rubber? Why, Shin Etsu grease, of course! I used to replace my natural chamois every year, but switched to "artificial (PVA) chamois" many years ago. They harden stiff when dry, but are soft and supple when wet and resist thinning or tearing over many years of use. I'll have to look for that Motul Insect Remover . . .

I went deep into my notes and found SSR/One was July 9-11, 2004. Apparently, no photographic evidence has survived. (whew . . . There were four SpineFrames including @andy york's 2002 LeMans, a guy named "Jeff" on a LongFrame black Lemans, and someone my notes call "ballabio bill " . . . @Bill Hagan --> I left for SSR/One with 32,666 miles on mySport. Leaving for SSR XX with exactly 135,000 . . .