Laid my bike down and had some cosmetic Damage. After it happened bike started up I could run it up nd down the road no problem. Took me a few weeks to get it what needed to b street legal. Well I got it put back together nd I'm not getting no power now. charged the battery up thinking it was tht from sitting for a few weeks but still nothing brakes lights won't come on nothing!!! I have no clue what it could b
1. Check battery connections.
2. Check the fuse (under the rubber cover, not the spare out in the open)
If fuse blown... (which is what it probably is)
* check for a short somewhere
* have a box of extras while you track down the short because you WILL blow more fuses while checking
* shorting of front brake switch, shorting of rear brake switch: can blow fuse when you press on the brake
* Short in headlight: power if in PARK position? Then no power when ON?
* Short inside headlight bucket? (You have a '96, correct?)
* Look anywhere there was any damage or road rash. Wires could be damaged as well.
I checked all the wires and connections when I was trying to figure it out and everything looked fine. I made sure all the adapters were connected nd not damaged. It crumk up nd everything the last time I messed with it before I started taking parts off to replace them then when I finished I got nothing. I will have to try the fuses. Can u blow fuseswhile it just sits there?
Fuses don't blow just sitting there. However, if you have a short, then you will blow the fuse when you turn the bike on.
Check the connector from the key. If that is off, then you get nothing. All power does go through there.
And check the fuse under the rubber cover. That is the main point for power from the battery. If the connector on that little starter relay thingy (which has a spare fuse and hides the one in use) you get nothing.
A Haynes color coded wiring diagram will help trace all wires - that and a meter. If you don't have it, get a Haynes manual that goes at least through the year of your bike. Oh, just get the newest - 1989-2008 edition.
Start at the battery. Trace power through the starter relay/fuse thingy. Then check the connector going to the ignition switch. From there, all power comes from the ignition switch with the exception of the starter relay which runs the starter motor because the switch can't handle the high current required by the starter motor (hence a relay operated by the start button)
Thanks a lot for the help tom I'm gonna get after it and see if I can't figure this baby out.