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Reason for editing: Last Edit: November 03, 2011, 00:54:10 AM by CWDRIFTER

OK me too...road the bike regularly....came home , shut down.  opened Garage, hopped back on and turned on ignition as normal and hit starter..one turn and lights out.
Main fuse ok..as are all others..
get absolutely nothing..no whir of fuel pump nada...will fiddle with ignition switch I guess after making sure battery leads didn't vibrate loose.
OK, ignition switch OK..manually make contact and no juice is getting there...battery terminals solid and battery holding 12 volts...so not draining...so the dreaded 'ground' or fried wire in a wiring loom is propbaby the culprit.  Have to start chasing down with test light and or ohm meter..if any one has suggestions...HELLP!!  
OK seems weak battery..put on charger and now get the lights and whir on fuel pump when turn on..but hit starter and starter relay clicks loudly and lights out..nothing..if I disconnect batter that seems to reset something and I can then do the same ...turn on key...idiot lights good, turn indicators work..etc but thumb that starter and click lights out.  Is headlight supposed to come on but 'go out' when starting the bike?  Cant remember if headlight comes on with just switch on..I know ther is a cut out for the headlight when cranking it over...
just too dang complicated...

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Posted by lumper

- July 06, 2011, 23:29:48 PM

The day this happened to me it turned out I had accidentally unplugged a sensor located behind the clutch lever while I was installing a bar mirror.
IT never occurred to me and I spent two days agonizing over why it wouldn't run after doing all sort of battery tests and circuit tests, lol.
I barely hit the plug and never even knew it was there because of the way it is installed.
Lump

Posted by jtuter

- July 06, 2011, 21:31:04 PM

i had the same problem last weekend,the problem turned out to be a stuck spring in my ignition switch.there are three spring loaded contact points,one was stuck in the down position.check to see if the switch has juice to it[white wire]if its going in but not coming out thats probably your problem too.simple fix but be carefull not to loose the two bb's when you take it apart,a little lubricant should free it up.

Posted by chief

- June 04, 2011, 16:58:12 PM

Ok. start at the beginning...

Turn on the ignition switch... You should get some lights (ECU) and hear the fuel pump priming... The FI light will come on for a second then go off...

If you ARE getting these... make sure the kill switch is on.

If you aren't getting these things...

1) Check the battery connections... actually wiggle them a bit, or remove, clean and replace them. Test to see if this resolved the problem.

2) If connections are ok... check battery itself...

3) If 2/3 are ok, time to start looking at fuses... check the main relay - right side cover...

Posted by fatflash

- June 03, 2011, 20:03:43 PM

Rode my bike all day, shut it off to go eat, came back and it will not do anything, tried to jump it and nothing, nothing on the bike will come one, no lights no nothing. Where do I start looking.

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