changed fairing can not install lock back help
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: on the mud flats on the edge of slum city
1) Make sure the forks are to the left and locked. If they are not locked, turn the forks left and then stick the screwdriver all the way to the bottom and turn it left while jiggling the bars on the left stop until the forks lock.
2) Look in the hole with a flashlight. You will see the switch plate half-way down the hole, this is what turns when you move the ignition switch to on, run and accessory. Make sure the tabs on the switch plate are lined up like in this photo:
If the tabs aren't lined up properly you will need to line them up using the screwdriver. Stick it in part-way until it contacts the switch plate. Line it up so the slots are lined up at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock when looking down in the hole.
3) Insert the switch assembly. Place the spring on the shaft and insert the lock in with the lock pointed towards the "fork lock" position. Make sure the key is still in the keyhole and turned all the way to the left 60º. Refer to this photo:
4) If you've got it aligned properly, the lock will bottom out all the way in and you need to hold it in with your hand and turn the key to engage the locking tab that holds it in:
5) Now the switch should be in with the forks locked. Re-insert the key and unlock the forks like normal. Go for a ride!!!
Good Luck!!
2) Look in the hole with a flashlight. You will see the switch plate half-way down the hole, this is what turns when you move the ignition switch to on, run and accessory. Make sure the tabs on the switch plate are lined up like in this photo:
If the tabs aren't lined up properly you will need to line them up using the screwdriver. Stick it in part-way until it contacts the switch plate. Line it up so the slots are lined up at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock when looking down in the hole.
3) Insert the switch assembly. Place the spring on the shaft and insert the lock in with the lock pointed towards the "fork lock" position. Make sure the key is still in the keyhole and turned all the way to the left 60º. Refer to this photo:
4) If you've got it aligned properly, the lock will bottom out all the way in and you need to hold it in with your hand and turn the key to engage the locking tab that holds it in:
5) Now the switch should be in with the forks locked. Re-insert the key and unlock the forks like normal. Go for a ride!!!
Good Luck!!
Last edited by scotty3; Mar 30, 2009 at 08:15 PM.
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From: Altoona, Pa.
1) Make sure the forks are to the left and locked. If they are not locked, turn the forks left and then stick the screwdriver all the way to the bottom and turn it left while jiggling the bars on the left stop until the forks lock.
2) Look in the hole with a flashlight. You will see the switch plate half-way down the hole, this is what turns when you move the ignition switch to on, run and accessory. Make sure the tabs on the switch plate are lined up like in this photo:
If the tabs aren't lined up properly you will need to line them up using the screwdriver. Stick it in part-way until it contacts the switch plate. Line it up so the slots are lined up at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock when looking down in the hole.
3) Insert the switch assembly. Place the spring on the shaft and insert the lock in with the lock pointed towards the "fork lock" position. Make sure the key is still in the keyhole and turned all the way to the left 60º. Refer to this photo:
4) If you've got it aligned properly, the lock will bottom out all the way in and you need to hold it in with your hand and turn the key to engage the locking tab that holds it in:
5) Now the switch should be in with the forks locked. Re-insert the key and unlock the forks like normal. Go for a ride!!!
Good Luck!!
2) Look in the hole with a flashlight. You will see the switch plate half-way down the hole, this is what turns when you move the ignition switch to on, run and accessory. Make sure the tabs on the switch plate are lined up like in this photo:
If the tabs aren't lined up properly you will need to line them up using the screwdriver. Stick it in part-way until it contacts the switch plate. Line it up so the slots are lined up at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock when looking down in the hole.
3) Insert the switch assembly. Place the spring on the shaft and insert the lock in with the lock pointed towards the "fork lock" position. Make sure the key is still in the keyhole and turned all the way to the left 60º. Refer to this photo:
4) If you've got it aligned properly, the lock will bottom out all the way in and you need to hold it in with your hand and turn the key to engage the locking tab that holds it in:
5) Now the switch should be in with the forks locked. Re-insert the key and unlock the forks like normal. Go for a ride!!!
Good Luck!!
SCOTTY, you da man!
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,296
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From: canada
It's like picking a lock. Get yer flashlight out, and a big flathead screwdriver. All the "tumblers" have to line up - you'll know it when you see it - all the gaps ar ethe same. The ignition will just drop right in. trust me - +1 HD forums for this. I had a helluva time before posting. After the members told me what to do, it took 10 minutes.
Cannon
Cannon
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,661
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From: Monroe, Louisiana
Now thats about the best advise and directions I've ever seen. Keep on messing with it, you'll get it, especially with that kind of help. I got mine back in and I didn't get that much help.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 272
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From: Manistee County, MI.
+1 on this website. I had the same problem, well I thought I did, until I found out that I had a wire pull slightly from the ignition switch. I thought the tumblers were misaligned causing the "no power". I messed around with that switch for an hour or so, reached back to the ignition switch with the ignition turned on, wiggled the wires, and walla, power! Removed the radio and reconnected the pulled wire. Re-installed everything and it fired right up. And then a snow storm blew in last Sat. night so my bike is still in the garage, ahhh @#$%^&!!!