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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: midniteslide on July 01, 2006, 02:45:17 PM

Title: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: midniteslide on July 01, 2006, 02:45:17 PM
I rode my 05' from seattle to chelan yesterday(a 200 mile ride). Everything was working perfectly, no problems at all. After I got to chelan, and parked it in the condo's parking lot, I went to say hi to everyone around the condo's. About three hours later when I went to go start it up I got nothing. All the lights light up correctly, but after pulling the clutch in and hitting the ignition button, It wouldnt turn over, or even click. I have never run across this kind of problem before and thus I am asking for your help. That and being stuck 200 miles away from home is not my idea of fun.

Josh
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: Dwn4whadever on July 01, 2006, 02:48:26 PM
When you took your key out did you leave it in park. Park feels just like off and it is right nexts to it but it leaves you running lights on. It happen to me before. Killed my battery enough where it did notwant to turn over. O0
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: hmmmnz on July 01, 2006, 02:51:55 PM
also it wont start if you are in gear and your side stand is down, have you tryed bump starting it yet? put it in second (ignition on) push it along then dump the clutch,
i would say it'll be one of the saftey switches, either clutch or side stand, you might have to bypass them. by joining those wires together.
try those things and let us know
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: midniteslide on July 01, 2006, 02:59:20 PM
See, thats the first thing i thought of too. So we grabbed the tahoe, the jumpers and hooked it up. Still nothing. No clicking, no turning over, just pure silence. I have next to no tools with me so if you could tell me exactly where i can grab either of those safety switches that would be awsome. thanks


josh
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: Dwn4whadever on July 01, 2006, 03:02:48 PM
Yeah i would check the centerstand and the sidestand interlock. If the bike is not turning over at all. :thumb: :thumb:
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: Kerry on July 01, 2006, 05:48:29 PM
Maybe some neighborhood kid flipped the Kill Engine switch while you weren't looking?

Otherwise, I'm with the others: Kickstand all the way up, clutch in.

If that doesn't work, check the clutch switch wires.  Maybe the aforementioned neighborhood kid pulled on 'em?

(http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/100_1230_ClutchEngagementSwitch.jpg)
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: werase643 on July 01, 2006, 08:43:17 PM
what about the main fuse????
little green thing
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: Kerry on July 01, 2006, 09:06:04 PM
Quote from: werase643 on July 01, 2006, 08:43:17 PMwhat about the main fuse????
little green thing

Quote from: midniteslide on July 01, 2006, 02:45:17 PMAll the lights light up correctly
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: werase643 on July 01, 2006, 09:10:15 PM
then it's an interlock or the kill switch ain't grounded any more
Title: Re: another "wont start" thread....but i swear i searched first!
Post by: werase643 on July 01, 2006, 09:30:16 PM
limp home thought....
have you tried bump starting it and completely bypassing the starting ckt
to see if it will run?
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