Rode in rain, bike won't start

[the_Journeyman]

After riding in a very hard rain, the moisture managed to corrode my battery terminals enough to cause a power delivery issue.  It could turn over, but had a very weak spark.  I cleaned the connections at the battery and the bike fired right up.

JM

[RB]

i don't think one rain would do that.
check the wire itself, i had corrosion so bad on the positive leg that the corrosion worked its way deep into the wire. cleaning was a temporary fix as it would come back after a week or so until i replaced the positive lead.

good luck

RB

[RogueMnstr]

Was it out of gas? 

Naw, my plug wires/boots were the culprit. I knew they were weak to begin with, but then I left the bike for about a year, and upon returning forgot that I'd determined that already    Threw some TPO-sourced (MSD 8.5mm) wires in, and it's a new bike.

[ducatiz]

Naw, my plug wires/boots were the culprit. I knew they were weak to begin with, but then I left the bike for about a year, and upon returning forgot that I'd determined that already    Threw some TPO-sourced (MSD 8.5mm) wires in, and it's a new bike.

rub down the insides with electrolytic gel or light bulb grease.  it will keep the rubber new and gives a watertight seal.

[RogueMnstr]

Iz, coat the inside of the plug boots, or the coil boots as well?

[ducatiz]

Iz, coat the inside of the plug boots, or the coil boots as well?

all of it. 

you can slather it on the plug ceramic part as well as the coil.  also where the wire boot sits on the wires.

you can even put it on the metal connector parts (the bulb grease) but make sure to seat them well so you get a good connection.  bulb grease is non-resistant to current but you want to make sure to get a good metal to metal connection.  however, if you apply it correctly to the outer parts you don't need to.

[RogueMnstr]

Awesome, thanks for the info!