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Getting to it.... I had a birthday and my girlfriend and daughter made me go eat steaks and hang out ;) Spending the day with my daughter, but tonight the fairings come off! Sorry for the delay, they actually make me work when I'm at the office :/

No ABS... just gremlins :/

I hear you guys... and am just as baffled! To recap/clarify: I have tried three batteries in this bike. All charge fine on my charger and two have been tested in my '14 Interceptor (rode with these batteries for weeks and no problems... the original battery from the '07 is in the '14 currently.) I unhooked anything not stock, put three different batteries in the '07, cranked it up on stands and let it run for a bit.... then hit either the front brake or the rear. Didn't matter which, the gauges died in seconds and the bike shut off within a minute every time. Never seen anything like this. Calling an exorcist later today :/

I can replicate on a set of stands in the garage, so I don't think it's a problem with the travel of the forks. I feel certain it's electrical... the gauges lose power, the headlights go out, then the engine doesn't have enough electrical umph to keep the fuel injection or pump going... so it dies. No new farkles on this bike for over a year (In know, hard to believe on my bike.) I even disconnected all of them (they are all connected to the Rowe) to see if I had a loose connection to one of them and it still happens. Bike does not return to normal as a brand new fully charged battery is discharged in seconds, so I have to either jump it or recharge. I don't have any blown stock fuses and the Rowe (when hooked up) does not trip anything. It's really strange

Maybe this belongs in the electrical thread, but I wasn't sure. Haven't been on for a bit but wanted to pitch this out there before a pay a dealer to resolve. Whenever I hit the front or rear brakes on my 07, the dash gauges instantly lose power and the bike will shut down about 15 seconds later (due to low or no power.) I have a Rowe Electronics PDM60 installed with a few farkles, but nothing major. I disconnected the Rowe, bought a new battery (the existing battery is only 2 years old and a Shorai LFX Battery - LFX19A4-BS12,) charged it up with the Shorai charger, but got the same results. Never seen anything quite like this... got any ideas? I have been travelling a ton and the bike has been down for a few months since I'm not around. I sure do miss riding it :(

SW Motech has some great options no matter what luggage you want... they make plates for just about anything http://shop.sw-motech.com/en/by+products/Luggage+Systems/Racks/index.htm

If you click the broken image, the pics still load. Not sure how to get them showing back in the original post, but I will see if I can get it working again OK, I fixed all mine :)

The Akrapovic really looks great on the 8th gen. Could I ask where you obtained the front wheel chock? It looks like it could pull double duty in a trailer as well as the garage. They are from WheelDock and work great on a trailer. They have brackets to secure them to the trailer (or you could use anchors and secure the bracket to the garage floor if you wanted.) I don't use brackets in the garage as the WheelDock pretty much stays put. I've had them for a few years now and really like them. You just drive in and step on the release to lock your bike into the chock. http://www.wheeldock.com/ Here's the brackets... http://www.wheeldock.com/store/item/quick-detach-transport-bar I also really like these for the rear tie-down mounts http://www.wheeldock.com/store/item/stealth-plates-pair http://www.wheeldock.com/store/item/tie-down-kit-pair The stealth plates allow you to pull the tie-down mounts in case you need to have a flat surface on your trailer, but still have the bolt mounts in place for later use without having to crawl under the trailer to re-mount. Just cold, or wet (very moist air counts as wet)? If there's a short across your load resistors (attached in parallel I assume?), that would explain the intermittent fast-flashing. A short could be caused by something as simple as water beading across exposed wiring (dashed line in the diagram below). I would check the insulation around your load resistor wire-taps, maybe add some extra heat-shrink. Resistor_wiring_diagram.png Definately just when cold... been caught in the rain a few times and had no issues. Now that the temps are above freezing, no issues. I used Positaps, so switching out the resistors should be quick (they are a little buried, but no more than 15 min to swap them out.)

I am not sure these resistors are working correctly.... I ride year-round and the blinkers flash quickly when it's very cold. If it's above freezing, no issues. Looking for alternates to see if they make a difference. No heat issues so far

Thanks... got a PC V for xmas but haven't had time to hook it up. May have to try this instead :)

Mine came with the cowl to replace the rear seat. Not sure if the non-delux model has this included or not.

So what's the date? I tried to book for the dates in the original post and they are out of rooms for the 27th to the 31st

I agree.... even with aftermarket cans on both, my 6th gen sounds more serious than the 8th gen (even with the baffle out of the Akrapovic, all that did was make it sound louder.) Never occurred to me that the headers might be different!

I decided to replace the bulbs with LED versions while I wait on more products to be released for the 8th Gen and/or more ideas to him me. This was a fairly simple deal, but you will need 6 Ohm load resistors to keep the blinker speed in check. I used Putco Plasma LED bulbs based on the reviews I read and the guarantee. Just pull the cover off the taillight, unscrew the two bolts that hold the rear taillight assembly in place, swap the bulbs and install the load resistors. I put mine under the wires that feed each bulb and just slit the cover of the factory wire sheath and tapped the wires with positaps. As you can see, they are noticeably brighter Next up was the SW-Motech rear rack with the Givi Monokey plate for my luggage. I really like this rack and waited weeks for it to arrive. The only downside is that it has no grab handles.... which I didn't mind. It is heavy though... I feel like all the weight I lost with the Akrapovich pipe was just bolted back on :) I got mine at Twisted Throttle since SW-Motech won't ship to the US directly to customers. It is a well made rack and looks great. Check out the blocking plate to keep whatever out of your underseat space It has metal spacers to keep the fairing in place, nice touch! This shot shows the clearance over the taillight With a Givi T459 Attached.... and a photobomb Without any luggage

I may when they become available. Last time I checked, they were still in development and no official harness for the 2014 bikes yet. Do you know if that has changed?