2006 ec 250

[Davyjones]

Hi guys I have a problem and I'm thinking it's electrical
Bike will start and drive perfectly and just randomly stops
Try to start it an just splutters and dies
So I just park it up
Come back next day and it will start this has happened 3 times now same pattern drives great then stops then starts again a day later
And ideas what this can be
Bike has new plug
Clean filter
Bought the bike a few weeks back and the light were working they're not now
Also there a few loose wire around the headlight and coil area
Appreciate and input
As i don't want to go replaced complete electrics
Thanks in advance

[Zrt1200]

How far time wise do you go before it acts up?? I have had a bad coil and it would run perfect for about 10 to 20 minutes then start misfiring and or quit. Let it cool down and you were good to do again.

[Neil E.]

Unscrew the tank cap when it happens. There is a small chance you have a plugged cap vent. Carefully go over each wire and it's connections (clean them if needed). Broken wires around the headstock are common (your handlebars go back and forth a lot).

Check coil connections including the high tension lead. Check every ground, particularily where the coil bolts to the frame. Pull the stator cover and make sure the stator is not corroded. If the headlight and tail light bulbs are burned out you may have a bad voltage regulator (this only affects the lights, not the ignition).