Starting Bike Dash Loses Power

Since disconnecting the battery on my harley it wont start. Bike still has power all lights etc - Answered by a verified Motorcycle Mechanic. The dash light I get.

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Starting Bike Dash Loses Power And Battery

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Alright so on Wednesday I posted this:

2009 Nightster, no problems riding this whole week. On Saturday I did take off the airbox to adjust the throttle and rebled the master cylinder / brake line. But other than that it just doesn't make sense how the bike just shuts off completely speedo / electric and engine dies while going 40 mph. After I safely made a complete stop I was able to fire her back up no problem. Finishing running an errand and while accelerating up to ~35 it dies for about 2 secs and regains power. After taking a left and upon decelerating at a light dies out completely again. Luckily I was able to make it home in time..

I've had the bikes electrics die out in the past due to a short in the rear light but that's since been fixed.. Checked all the fuses and none blown this time.. It just doesn't make any sense... This is coming a couple hours after being welcoming to a bogus parking ticket for 'misplaced license plate.' I just can't catch a break lately sigh

Yesterday (Thursday) I road her to work, going out after work, and home (~40mi) just fine, nothing out of the ordinary. Figured I was in the clear and it was just some freaky coincidence the day before

Now today (Friday), start it up about 2-3 miles into my 10 mile trip to work, I'm in bumper to bumper traffic, in neutral at a red light just waiting and the bike completely dies similar to what happened Wednesday just this time I wasn't even touching anything or even in motion. I wobble the bike to the median/sidewalk since it doesn't restart back up like the other times. turn the key a couple times and then the thing lights up again, and starts back up. About 1/4 mile from that spot, filtering down to another red light in traffic and dies completely again. Wobble off to the side. Restart dies right there. Restart again and I am able to make it the rest of the 7 miles or so to work without a hiccup. Really don't know what to do from here, someone in another thread mentioned the throttle position sensor? I'll be looking at that this weekend, any ideas what else I can do to trouble shoot?

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