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My brothers 2008 VIP does this and to be perfectly honest we still haven't figured out why. In fact, the bike will start and kick over without the keys in the ignition (theft hazard, anyone?). Sometimes it stops doing it and the ignition and kill switch work fine, though. So maybe it's a loose ground? I'm thinking it's a possibility, although I've checked all the grounds that I know of. Check your grounds and see if your grounds are loose (my dashboard lights flickered when I had a loose engine ground). I'm thinking that maybe the engine itself is not grounded properly to the frame, and that's why the kill switch and ignition will fail to work sometimes. Maybe somebody who knows more about motor mounting can pop in and tell us how to check the motor mount for proper grounding to the frame?

Edit: Wait, the spark plug can't fire if it's not grounded, right? So that can't be it..somewhere the CDI is not being grounded. Maybe it's a broken wire, then...Maybe you could trace back from the CDI to try to find the correct ground and make sure it's tight!

I'm feeling much better today guys. Just a bit sore is all. Most injuries seem a lot worse than they are at first, I guess. The good news is that I'm feeling better, and that I got back on and rode today, but not before tearing my bike down completely, tricking out my dashboard with some LED's that John sent me, removing the giant metal rattling reflector from my headlight housing, losing one screw in my scooters plastics, and of course getting a rare earth magnet stuck somewhere on my steering stem (still haven't found it, probably never will).




Thanks John!

Also, I'm starting to wonder if my bike has had "Terminator" on the front of it to show that it WILL kill you (maybe that's why the previous owner sold it for $200?).

I personally feel as though I'm a very good rider in all the essential aspects, but when it comes to potholes, they've got me! Keep in mind that both times this has happened to me was on an unregulated dirt road with tons of dust being kicked up by the bike/bikes in front of me, so I guess that could explain the visibility. I have absolutely zero plans on giving up riding on two wheels, it's just too much of a joy. I think I'm just going to stay away from dirt roads from now on, is all.

Gotta get up and keep on kickin' (err...rolling)!

I haven't taken any formal education, no. But I am always as cautious as I can be, just not cautious enough when you hit a pothole so deep that you can't do anything but fall. Seriously, this pothole was so large there is nobody that COULDNT have went down had they hit it (like I did). Both times this has happened it has been night time and on unfamiliar roads. I feel like I shouldn't be riding on unfamiliar roads at night!!! best go to the doctors tomorrow though. Hopefully you're right and these spills are just really bad coincidences and not some string of bad luck!!

As for the scooter...those things are a lot stronger than people give them credit for. It fell on the same side as it did last time (except this time I ended up to the right of the scooter, not under it), so you can't really scratch what paint was already scratched off. No visible damage but I haven't really looked.

There we go. Try this one

soundcloud.com/jasen-hibberd/valves

So this probably doesn't seem like that big of an issue, but I've noticed that everything I have is run off a DC circuit. My headlight, running lights, and dash lights are all on the AC circuit. Is this normal? Also it appears that my dash lights flicker when I get a bump in the road...maybe a loose connection? I need new dashboard lights anyways..

PS: I'm also looking into replacing my turn signal bulbs with LED's. Is there anything I have to do to make them compatible with the relay flasher? This ad says that the LED's are offset, so I assume they will work

www.ebay.com/itm/2X-7507-PY21W-offset-24-LED-Amber-Indicator-Bulbs-car-/261060507548?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc86b379c&vxp=mtr

If only I was an amoeba........