strange running and electrical cut out

[Guest]

so i'm cruising along, and the bike revs up and back fires, and dies. also the electrics just seem to go dead at times when i come to a stop, but can get them put back on by rocking the bike in gear after going thru neutral first, otherwise nothing. i know the regulator/rectifier can be a bad part, but would it cause any bad running problems such as engine surges? thanks for any help guys (and girls).

[chadams66]

oops i forgot to say

i forgot to mention that my bike is a 1983 gs 450t.

[Agemax]

sounds like you have a loose connection somewhere. start from the battery and work your way through all the electrics checking for dirty or loose connections.
rectify as necessary

[terrylee]

Wife's 450 did the same thing for a while when first got it running. Turned out to be ignition switch, tried cleaning contacts on bottom, didn't work, bought new ignition switch, never had problem again. terrylee

[chadams66]

thanks..problem fixed

thanks guys. i had just gotten and put in a "newer" ignition switch, so i started at the battery. sure enough BOTH connections were loose. took the battery out, charged her up, put her back in and WOW the bike is a bullet now. thanks again