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Title: Electrical Problems!
Post by: HaPpYGuY on April 04, 2005, 12:47:57 PM
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
Title: Electrical Problems!
Post by: dgyver on April 04, 2005, 01:09:19 PM
Sounds like there is a short or other problem in the start switch.
Title: Re: Electrical Problems!
Post by: John Bates on April 04, 2005, 03:30:24 PM
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.