This is an odd story but true. My 03 FE 400e has been working great and have diligently cleaned and dried the Stator/rotor regularly. Was out clearing and preriding part of the trail for the Two Day Ride near Algonquin Park in Ontario Canada, and was caught in a particularly nasty section when a huge thunderstorm hit.
Knowing standing under a tree in Canada Shield area is stupid, the three of us proceeded to try to get out of the area. Twice the boom and the flash were almost instantaneous and twice I received a minor shock through my bars and gloves into my arms. I'm not sure if it stalled my bike, but it stall my buddy's WR250 kick, and he got shocked twice too. We rode out and got to the campground and waited out the storm.
Once we started again and the bike got hot, it started having difficulty starting. Had to kick it as the button wouldn't get it going. Later that day it would not start with kick or by bump start, changed the plug, tried kicking it to no avail, finally it started with a bumpstart.
The next day I was riding along and it just died...button, kick or bump would not start. Drained the carb, checked the stator for moisture and no go. Started to push the bike out of the bug infested area it died in and tried bumping it one more time and got it going (it was cool by then) and went straight to the campground. It starts on the button now, so it is intermittent
Is my dreaded SEM stator/rotor fried or could it be the coil as my electrician friend suggested
Knowing standing under a tree in Canada Shield area is stupid, the three of us proceeded to try to get out of the area. Twice the boom and the flash were almost instantaneous and twice I received a minor shock through my bars and gloves into my arms. I'm not sure if it stalled my bike, but it stall my buddy's WR250 kick, and he got shocked twice too. We rode out and got to the campground and waited out the storm.
Once we started again and the bike got hot, it started having difficulty starting. Had to kick it as the button wouldn't get it going. Later that day it would not start with kick or by bump start, changed the plug, tried kicking it to no avail, finally it started with a bumpstart.
The next day I was riding along and it just died...button, kick or bump would not start. Drained the carb, checked the stator for moisture and no go. Started to push the bike out of the bug infested area it died in and tried bumping it one more time and got it going (it was cool by then) and went straight to the campground. It starts on the button now, so it is intermittent
Is my dreaded SEM stator/rotor fried or could it be the coil as my electrician friend suggested
