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[SilvrBulet]

Recently had a roller conversion done on my FLTRSEI2 at the dealer.  After riding the bike about 100 miles the speedo went a little whacky.  I'd seen this before when the stator went bad (speedo, no cruise, blinkers won't canx, etc.).  I knew this because I replaced it aobut 5k ago.  After dark I found that when the speedo goes, the instrument light for the speedo went out and the radio went weak.  When it recovered after about 2 minutes all was well again.  This occurred about 3 times in 20 miles.  I plan to start checking electrical connections starting at the battery - has anyone "seen" this and/or have suggestions?

thanks in advance,

Blue

[geezerglide]

I had a similar event happen on my 03 Road Glide. First check you battery connections and then the battery itself. It may not be charging properly.

geezerglide

[erniezap]

Also look for loose or corroded grounds

[SilvrBulet]

Thanks Geezer Glide and Erniezap for your input and suggestions.  This problem as I indicated appeared after I'd put about 100 miles on the bike after the repair so perhaps it is just the connections at the battery are loose - although I have suspected awhile now that the battery might be getting towards end of life.

Cheers,

Blue

[ice6900]

start with rechecking the repair work for pinched wires my friend

[SilvrBulet]

Thanks everyone for your input.  I cleaned both battery terminals and all connectors, checked for pinched wires, etc. and took Mad Brad's advice to check the plug into the speedo which did click-in when I pushed it.  I rode it about 50 miles in the beautiful weather this PM and it was just fine. 

thanks again,

Blue