D-E-D spells dead. . .

[miles28]

1977 GS 750B

So riding my bike today, and in the middle of making a turn, it dies. Nooooo power to the bike whatsoever. It happened a few days ago up in the mountains, and I let it sit about 10 minutes, pulled in the clutch and it fired back up, BUT it wanted to die several times going down the mountain, but everytime I would pull in the clutch, it would regain power and run fine (wtf?)

I let it sit again today (for 20 minutes), but no such luck. I tested the battery with a multi-meter yesterday and it came in @ 12.3. Any guesses as to what it might be? Coil? Stator? I'll take the battery out and go get it tested today. . . Let me know what info you guys need to help troubleshoot. Thanks much

 

[miles28]

Nevermind, I found it (actually Tkent did) loose wire

 

[Guest]

You go Tom!!!

 

[Steve]

OK, the problem has been fixed, but I just have to comment:

I tested the battery with a multi-meter yesterday and it came in @ 12.3. Any guesses as to what it might be?

What was the rest of the bike doing when you got 12.3 volts at the battery?

Was that an hour or so after removing it from a charger?

Was that with the bike stopped and the key OFF?

Was that with the bike stopped and the key ON?

Was that with the bike idling?

Was that with the bike running at 4-5,000 rpm?

Actually, it doesn't really matter. 12.3 volts is a partially-discharged battery.
The only time you might see it on a stock bike is at idle, with a low idle speed.

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[miles28]

It was with the bike off, key out of the ignition. We also found that my battery needs water