speedo turns off and on while driving

[scraggly]

I have an '08 rs venture with 6800 km. This weekend while driving the speedo and lights and engine would turn off for a second then come right bak on. The timing of this was random. If it happend while the engine was idling (low rpm) it was tricky to restart. I would wait about 10 minutes and get it going again. I am going to go see what I can find. Any one else have this problem? I am thinking bad connection, short, or bad relay.

 

[maxdlx]

battery cable is loose

 

[scraggly]

tightend battery cables still doing same thing. Going to drain carbs. Pretty sure it feels like water?

 

[Yamaha205]

low battery...put a new one....seen that before...

 

[scraggly]

Everyone, including dealer, says that it is probably a loose connection or battery so I went through it today and pushed any connectors I could find together and tightened any bolts or nuts. Didn't really notice anything real loose but did seem to to make a difference when I pushed in on the main fuse. It is running good in the garage now. Will try taking it out asap, will let you know how I make out.

 

[maxdlx]

The spedo is on the same fuse as the tail light so if you have a small rub through in the tail light wireing i can make the speedo flash on and off when it shorts too. Maxdlx

 

[Viper_Dave]

How do you know that Mr. DLX ????? LOL!!!!!!

 

[maxdlx]

I am a very experienced rider, I have experienced it LOL

 

[scraggly]

put on 300 or so km's, no problems (knock on wood). Thanks for the input. Will keep an eye on it though.