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Bike Dies in the Rain - The Solution (cheap!)

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Well, some time ago I started trouble shooting my bike's "mysterious" habit of quiting on me in the rain. Where ever I happened to be. (and once in the middle of the freeway during rush hour in a wretched downpour) The bike would be fine if I could keep the RPM's really high, but if I let off the throttle for an instant, it died and wouldn't start back up.

I tried replacing plugs. I traced and cleaned every electrical connection. Nothing seemed to work. FINALLY, I was going over the bike with a spray bottle of water for the umpteenth time and noticed that when I sprayed the plugs, the motor died! Don't ask me why I didn't notice this any of the other times.

At any rate, I replaced all four spark plug boots for about $15.00 and that did it!

Thought you'd all like to know!
 
Mr. Goose,

:-D It never rains in Southern California, but I will remember this tip. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Did I hear NEVER? Where's the water gonna come from this year?
 
Hmmm... As I think about it, I only got rained on once in 4 years in San Diego... 83,84,86,87 They cut grooves in the highways then and it made riding rather interesting at times. Do they still do that?
 
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