Bike stops in the rain
My XTZ 660 has stopped 3 times this year in heavy rain. I have gone over all the wiring connections again and again. They are clean and sound and protected with silicon grease.
The HT side is equally well protected from moisture.
Each time the bike stopped it just cut out suddenly when I rolled off the throttle.
I would be riding along steady at 60,70 mph - NO misfires or any signs of the usual wet weather trouble - then when I approach a corner and close the throttle to change gear the engine just quits and refuses to start again.
I feel that if I had kept the throttle open it wouldn't have stopped, but then I might not have got round the corner !!!
I have to leave it parked by the road but when I return to the bike some hours later it fires up and I can ride home ok.
I know the damp is causing a problem somewhere and there are lots of places to look, but has anyone experienced a symptom like this before, and what caused it ?
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