I was riding my GTS a couple days ago when the engine died and all the lights went out. I thought "what now?".
I coasted to a stop and it restarted but only for a few seconds and went dead again but by then smoke was coming out of the engine area and the throttle would not turn.
I took out the pet carrier and the throttle cable was melting. There was a massive short somewhere.
I thought I might be saying goodbye to my old friend.
I had to do something fast but I didn't have any tools.
The cable was too hot to touch with bare hands but I had gloves on so I was able to rip it out and the situation stabilized for the moment.
I went into the nearest store and bought a screwdriver and unhooked the battery.
When I got it home and did a quick inspection I saw a few melted wires. The ground wire that attaches near the data port under the seat had melted through.
I don't know the cause or extent of the damage but I can see areas in the wire harness that were obviously hot.
The next step is to expose the harness by removing the cover and go from there.
In the mean time Scooterwest shows the throttle cable is out of stock but I have a feeling that might be the least of my problems.
I know I don't have much information yet but does anyone have have any ideas of what might have happened?
Wish me luck.