hey kolby, the cdi dosent have any type of battery to store power to reset anything so once the bike is off thats it there is no decharging thing going on... if your harness is tapped untape it and lay it out on the ground... make sure theres no where else that wires are bare and grounding out... also if you can get another cdi try that... its possible that your cdi is arcing and shorting. i have an extra cdi from a 2000 ill sell you for a pretty good price. let me know if you need it. but dont jump the gun and spend the money unless you need to. my guess is you got a lose wire in your harness or a wire in your cdi that the soilder is coming lose.