Bike Cutting Out

[jibdel]

My bike, a single spark 1150 gs with 32000 miles on the clock, has cut out (bogged down) on me a few times. It hasn't died completely but very near it. The engine loses power for a matter of a second or 2 and the temp gauge,which every time it has happened, has been sitting at 5 bars, drops to 1 bar or sometimes 0.The rest of the time it pulls fine & runs really well. I've bypassed the sidestand switch & put new plugs in. Any suggestions what it could be? Was thinking it could be the Hall Sensor but not sure if these just pack in & thats it or whether they break down slowly overtime?

 

[John Armstrong]

Battery connections loose?

 

[gregneedham]

Ignition switch wiring? Probably not the Hall Sensor, those tend to kill the bike, not bog it down.

 

[jibdel]

Battery connections are fine,checked them. I'll give the ignition switch a check over.

 

[John Armstrong]

Kill switch connections dodgy?

Or the oil temp sensor intermitently unhappy, so it overfuels due to it thinking the engine is cold?

 

[jibdel]

Sussed it I think. The previous owner fitted a power commander & I found a loose connection in 1 of the multi plugs. Nice night so gonna take it for a run & see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestions guys.