1981 Yamaha XJ 650 "battery jump" Questions

jump the leads (with a screwdriver like I had done before) on the starter solenoid. I think the battery cables must have touched the wires to the starter. Did I short out the starter? If so, do I need

...battery. Now having stated all that, I'm not sure that his ingenuity really has any to do with the problem. The problem: I can jump start the bike with jumper cables, but as soon as I disconnect and ...

...battery. When I press the electronic starter nothing happens. When I jump the bike from a car it starts up no problem. Any advice on what it could be? Battery conections need to be checked even the ...

...battery cables are dirty aND POOR ENOUGH THAT THE VOLTAGE AT THE COIL IS TO LOW TO WORK. sEE IF THE BIKE WIL start if you jump start the bike with jumper cables from a running car . If it does, ...

...start with starter button but it will start jumping the cellinoid Is that the solenoid with the two battery lugs (from battery, to starter) and a 4 wire connector? With a test light, back probe the ...

...battery-all grounds appear good-is there a capasitor or other relay???-low mileage bike-had it running last year till this problem-Help! I had this problem last year. I was told by a reputable Yamaha ...

...battery voltage to work sometimes when the batt is loww only one side will blink ,if the flasher is bad sometimes only one side will blink charge ur batt and try again a quick check to see if both ...

My son's xj650 just cut out on him today on the highway. Bike has 24000 kms. with a new battery. I tried "jumping" the solenoid with the start button depressed and the bike tried turning over but no ...

...battery? Try a jump start from your car battery. Check the operation of the ignition switch and all kill switches with a volt ohmmeter. Check the wiring harness. Did a wire come unplugged? Are all ...

...jump my 1982 Yamaha XJ550 because the battery died, and when I did that the turn signal circuit fuse blew. I bought a pack of fuses and replaced it but everytime I put the key into the "on" position ...