Take the starter button off and put a 12 volt tester on one of the 4 leads that are wired into the button. Test each- If you find a hot line, take a small piece of wire and jump the current over to the other parrallel button. I worked on my bike for two weeks before I discovered this problem. Another problem was that the headlight would not come on. The starter would not crank at all. I took a screw driver and raised the brass leads on the switch so they would make contact and put the switch back together, and it worked. Good luck.
tim reynolds
Thanks Tim, already had the Start switch hanging, took it apart and U were on the money, Thanks again
The first 2 contacts in the start switch are for the headlight, the 2nd 2 are for the starter, Blue and the mate next to it, The reason is so that the headlight doesn't draw current when the starter is engaged.
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U probably wrecked your starter. if your headlighlt goes out and u here a small click then your relay is probably good. the relay can be better tested if you get a manual and a meter and check continuity with the button both in and out
Welp You've diagnosed and fixed this for me as well. Great Job Tim!!! And thanks to Bryan for posting!!! Really do appreciate it.
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Sorry... that should read "Realized it was not a fuel problem..."
Tim,
I figured it was the switch so I have taken it apart, cleaned up the contact and as you mentioned I raised them up a bit. The bike works fine now.
I jumped the two posts on the starter solenoid and it ran the starter just fine... so I knew it was either the solenoid or the starter switch.
Naturally, I turned to the starter switch as it was something I could fix.
I would have like to know where in heaven's sake the 9 pin plug was that contained the wires coming from the starter switch. If I knew that I could have done a continuity check there to isolate the problem... I could have shorted out the leads as well to check out the solenoid.
Still don't know where it is... but all is good now. I fixed it last week. Thanks for your input though.
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