Capn Quirk

I did that after the first incident. Wire wheeled them, wire brushed them, sanded some of them, coated all parts with di-electric grease and reassembled everything. I THOUGHT that did the trick. Two rides later it just plain ole quit, again.

Oooo. Kick a guy whilst he's on the side of the road !!!

Now, you see, this idea sounds more like the symptoms my bike has. The problem is completely erratic with no discernible rhyme nor reason and a short time after it's acted up, it's perfectly fine. Although, this bike does not go dead unless you're riding it at speed. It'll start all day, every day in the barn but it MAY act up and make you walk if you go riding (or it may not!) I'll keep hunting. So far I've removed and inspected the 55 amp 'main fuse' mentioned by Freezyrider and it is in perfect shape. Nothing else looks corroded or stressed or worn. Using the factory manual electrical schematics I've discovered the common 'link' between the starting circuit and the circuit that supplies power to the coils. It's called "Starter / Cruise Relay #6" but in the index and the pictures of the electrical components I can't find any more info. It BELIEVE they're referring to the relay immediately adjacent to the battery and near the aforementioned 55 amp 'main fuse' but ...