Complete Electrical Shut Down At 55mph

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by Silver Bullet, Aug 31, 2021.

  1. Silver Bullet

    Silver Bullet New Member

    Mar 29, 2016
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    Last Saturday, while cruising happily along at 55mph,the engine on my 2016 America LT EFI suddenly cut out. The speedo & rev counter stopped working & there were no warning lights illuminated.
    During the day I had covered 80+ miles and everything was good, no misfires, stalling, hesitation or unusual engine noises.
    As I coasted to a stop (from 55mph) I automatically switched on the left indicator and was surprised to see that it worked.
    When stopped, I switched the ignition off and on... nothing, however the alarm could still be set / unset as normal with the fob & the indicators would flash in response.
    The battery, a Motobatt AGM is only 5 months old and had been coupled to an Optimate charger / maintainer all of the previous week.
    The AA eventually recovered my bike to my garage where I was able to check the battery voltage which was 12.57v.
    My local Truimph dealer (5 miles away) is quoting 4 weeks before they can even look at it and are unable to collect it as they no longer offer that service.
    The Datatool alarm was subject to a recall in 2017 and was replaced under warranty. It has work faultlessly since.
    Any advice or guidance members can offer would be much appreciated..
     
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  2. Ducatitotriumph

    Ducatitotriumph Crème de la Crème

    Apr 25, 2019
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    Sounds like an ignition key area problem?
    I'd check around the headstock area for pinched wires etc first..
     
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  3. Silver Bullet

    Silver Bullet New Member

    Mar 29, 2016
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    Redbridge Essex
    UPDATE.

    Had the bike thoroughly checked over by a qualified motorcycle electrician who traced the fault to the factory fitted DATATOOL alarm / immobiliser.

    Choices were, remove & replace or simply remove.... Had it removed..

    Considering the component is not subject to wear & tear, I would expect it to last more than 5 years therefore must conclude that it was not of satisfactory quality when fitted.

    I would be interested to know how many other members have suffered similar problems & have had to pay out good money to have their factory fitted DATATOOL alarm / immobiliser remove.
     
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  4. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

    Apr 27, 2016
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    IMO any alarm on a motorbike is more trouble than it is worth. Nobody takes any notice of them anyway, so you did right getting rid of it.
     
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