Does anyone know anyhting about electronics faults on a Harley 08 Street Bob? Several weeks ago my bike cut out at lights when I tried to put it into first gear. A message scrolled across the odometer saying "side stand". This is meant to come up if you try to take off with the stand down and the engine is meant to cut out under those circumstances. But my stand was up and I was idling at lights. When I got the green light I put the bike into first and it cut out, giving me the message that the stand was down. I removed the battery and a friend took it to a mechanic. The mechanic later came to collect my bike in his van. When he got around to checking the side stand it was after the battery had been on charge for 3 days in his workshop. He put the battery back in and set about looking at the side stand. However he found that the stand was working as normal and phoned me to tell me so. I collected my bike and it ran as normal for about 3 weeks. Then it happened again. It broke down at lights, with that same "side stand" message coming up. Does anybody have any idea what might be the issue here? I originally asked if anyone knows about Harleys because I have been online on various forums related to Harleys, and have come up with several possibilities. One is that I may need a new side stand sensor switch. However if the switch were at fault is it likely that charging the battery would have rectified the fault temporarily? Another solution offered was that I might need a new battery. If anybody has any advice regardless of what bike or bikes you ride or have worked on I would appreciate it. Also if I need a new battery would a Yuasa YTX20HL-BS be suitable? Their website says yes....but then it would do, wouldn't it? Regards
Hi Sleezy I am no expert but from experience with anything like this check the simple things first, loose connection on the side stand switch, then the switch itself. It usually is the minor stuff that causes the biggest headaches. Can you bypass the side stand switch somehow (never had one so not sure on that) Let us know how you go.
