coincidence??

[KOikawa]

this place has lots of very good information so i need to bother everyone for a little knowledge. I was riding on the highway just enjoying my ride out on my 04 gs500f. so as i was crossing over a bridge i noticed that my highbeam indicator was kinda flashing or stay on....i thought it was odd but probably just from the vibration but then a few moments later my engine totally shut off!!(still in the middle of the bridge) so i did all i can do and put my bike into neutral and then put the petcock to prime and the bike started right up and i was able to get off and gas up. the highbeam indicator turned off after this but then it would just randomly blink and sometimes stays on whenever it wants to  i am still a new rider and engine shutting off on the highway is not exactly fun for me  i checked over the connection and they seem fine and while the highbeam indicator is on the highbeam isnt so i figure its some sort of electrical problem? Im very clueless and dont really want to ride around wondering when my bike will shut off next please help~!

[GeeP]

Was your headlight switch on HI or LO?

Could be a loose connector around the steering head that caused a momentary interruption of one of the safety circuits, specifically the kill switch.

[Cal Price]

I know it seems obvious but be sure you are not catching the switches with the fold in your gloves. This can happen with new and unfamiliar kit as i found out with the combination of new gloves and new bandit a while back.

[simoniz]

Sounds like a bad earth somewhere that the vibration from the ride caused. Check all your nuts and bolts for a loose one. I have had similar things happen to me, once from a loose tail lamp bracket on an old GT Suzuki that shut the whole bike down at night with a few flickers, then it was gone.