News:

Need a manual?  Buy a Haynes manual Here

Main Menu

Electrical Problems!

Started by HaPpYGuY, April 04, 2005, 12:47:57 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

HaPpYGuY

Hey,

   I got some serious electrical problems... the most important one is this one.  To start my bike, i just have to pull the clutch now and it tries to start even without pushing the start button.  AND it tries to start in any gear, not only neutral....

 Another thing is now, to actually get the bike to run... i have to keep my finger on the start button, or else it's just like there's no fire going to it... only tries to start... wtf?

lemme know, thanks
joey

dgyver

Sounds like there is a short or other problem in the start switch.
Common sense in not very common.

John Bates

Quote from: HaPpYGuY
   I got some serious electrical problems... the most important one is this one.  To start my bike, i just have to pull the clutch now and it tries to start even without pushing the start button.

 Another thing is now, to actually get the bike to run... i have to keep my finger on the start button, or else it's just like there's no fire going to it... only tries to start... wtf?

If the orange-white wire from the engine stop switch somehow got disconnected and then reconnected to the yellow-green wire (that runs from starter switch to clutch switch) it would perform exactly as you describe.  This could happen inside the engine stop/start switch module or in the headlight bucket..

Quote from: HaPpYGuY
AND it tries to start in any gear, not only neutral....

With the sidestand up it will normally start in any gear.
----------------------------------------------------
Bikes don't leak oil, they mark their territory.  (Joerg)
----------------------------------------------------


2002 Harley Sportster XLH883 with V&H Straight Shots
Prior owner of 1992 GS500E stock
Fairfield County, OH
USA

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk