Hit a bump and the bike went dead

[Boilermaker]

Finished up replacing the clutch cable and took the bike for a test drive. Ran great! I got back to my house, pulled into the driveway. As soon as I hit the driveway entrance (small bump) the bike went dead. Kill switch/turn signal indicator/neutral light went dark. No headlight and the bike won't start. Feel like something just came loose. Checked everything I could as far as loose wires go. I knew I was going to have to rewire the bike but didn't want to do it until winter.

Any idea where or how to trouble shoot the electrical system. Is there a major component that I should be looking at from the beginning?

 

[littlebill31]

Start with the battery and work back from there.

 

[hmusket]

What year is your bike?, stock wiring?, have wiring diagram?, checked fuse or fuses?

 

[cmyoch]

It happened to me. Only I was 10 miles from home. Turned out the main power line broke at a solder joint. The bike died instantly. Just start tracing wires. Use a meter if you have one.

 

[wood-z]

Happened to me years ago regularly until i got around to replacing fuse panel...

 

[aldo5468]

If you still have the original fuse block, it sounds like a fuse clip failed - a common problem on these bikes, not too hard to fix.