First Failure. Beware The Buzzer.

[Ulfthednar]

First actual WTF breakdown on my 22 CFMoto Cforce800XC

Id been running around all day in the hills before this and had just stopped and fueld up my Bush Bike, stopped for a beer at the Kings Inn and headed home

I had enough time to work on gathering material for a project at home and got to it.

Fortunately I was in my upper backyard when the bike went dead. 
Died.
No lights.
No dash.

All the way in my upper backyard.
Nothing.
I was able to dead stick it all the way (around 500 yds) down the hill right up to my garage and started poking around. 

I found that my Main ignition fuse was popped.
Went to stick one in and it popped again. 

So I have a short.

So I started feeling the wires out and looking for obvious issues.
Then I start checking components, unplugging them one by one to see if that negated the short condition. 

Just as I was about to accept scheduling a trip to the shop, I decided to check the oil pressure buzzer which is part of the ignition circuitry. 

I unplugged it, and no short. 
Plugged it back in, and the short was back.

I unplugged it, turned the bike on and everything came on the fuel pump pressured up.
The dash cycled through a reset display, settled down and I started the bike.

I turned it off and feeling my way along started tracking down the buzzer.

Well. The stupid thing had fallen out of the dash niche, worked its way through the little gap around the steering column  with it's 18 inch leads and had landed on the front exhaust pipe, melted through causing a direct wiring short and direct short to the engine/chassis as well and took out the primary fuse.

Of course I figured it out after I'd stripped all my personal gear off so it wasnt in the way at the shop.

I was able to shorten the leads and take out the damaged section so it's functioning til I get a new one.

I still have to put the panels and racks and everything back together but it's running with no faults or errors and displaying the correct information.

I'll take that for a first breakdown.

  

[Gwbarm]

Good that you got it figured out so quickly, sometimes those little electrical issues can drive you crazy, and of all things a buzzer. Thanks for sharing this freak happening for others to be aware of.

[Ulfthednar]

Right? I can usually track down ELECTRICAL issues.

Electronic problems? Those can be a hassle with nothing more than a multimeter.

I was at least trying to Isolate where to look .  but oh . . the silly little buzzer.

 

Ill take it.