Dirt bike wont run. I have replaced the stator and pickup coil, the regulator, grounded out the neuatral safty switch, and bypassed the kill switch. I get a great spark about every 6 to 10 kicks

Stator will stop the cdi from firing the spark plug and either cdi or stator if bad will stop a spark from being created. The coil, wiring, kill switch and other things can also stop ignition spark.

ok do it have a crank sensor?and check for a good ground

when it shuts off i would check to see if your on/of switch has continuity in the on position, if yes is your answer check the r/r = regulator rectifier it will give you stator symptoms when the stator may be functioning properly also just for giggles check your stator the procedures for checking also check the starter to make sure it is not sticking if it is sticking it will cause run ability problems

Check the wiring on the connector plugs make sure all the wires are the same color on both sides, red to red blue to blue and so on. I had the same problem After replacing a stator and just plugging it in,after two weeks a new cdi and coil i noticed there were two wires transposed.

ofcourse sir , this all happens when regulater get shorted and gives over charging may harms battery ..one thing more when you continue your ride on short regulator its starts buring ur inner down stator coil...so better replace both things ..i mean rectifier regulator and stator coil...

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

Initially, test for the presence / absence of below described voltages using an analog / needle type voltmeter when starting the bike:

• pulsating low AC voltage coming from the pickup coil;
• pulsating voltage feeding the ignition coil.

Good luck and thank you for asking FixYa.

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

Bypassing the kill switch means removing the connection of the black / white wire either at the emergency stop switch (kill/run), ignition switch or preferably at the CDI connector.

Additionally, you can try:

• start with the side stand up;
• check/wiggle the 6 wires coming from the stator going to the CDI.

Would appreciate a postback on results / updates.

Good luck and thank you for using FixYa.

If lights dim when trying to start,Battery is to weak(may have 12 volts but not enough amps)
Bike dieing when removing power from jumper says the lighting coil on the stator plate is bad and this could also have killed the voltage regulator,Which would kill the battery by over charging it.
Hesitation and carbon smell could be from a non firing cylinder.

So,Take the battery and have it load tested (free at most auto part stores)
Check for power from the lighting coil on the stator
Replace the voltage regulator.


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i HAVE A 2006 V STAR 650 CLASSIC WITH A STARTING PROBLEM, COIL PACKS HAVE BEEN CHECKED OK, CDI IGNITION MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL NO FIRE TO PLUGS, KILL SWITCH ON HANDLE BARS BEEN REPLACED TOO, STARTER WILL TURN ENGINE BUT NO FIRE AT ALL