Bike won’t start, no lights, horn, odometer, nothing. Bike appears completely dead, but if I press the button on the back side of the Speedo it will show me mileage and allow me to set time. Bike has no response to attempting Diagnostic codes on speedo.
New Battery and I just installed a new ignition, (bike wasn’t running with old ignition either). Checked all the ground wires and fuses. With key turned to ACC or IGNITION and bike set to RUN, I have no power running to the fuses: Accessory, Lights, and Ignition. Same result with the ignition off. But I do have Power to other fuses, including the main fuse.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I’m new to motorcycles and have been at this for awhile. My bike does not have a security system.
Stop replacing stuff! That simply costs you money and doesn't guarantee results. It is difficult to diagnose electrical problems over the internet, as you can probably guess, much quicker to find a local indy who can take your bike under his wing. It may be something really easy to diagnose and put right and you're back on the road in a jiffy. I learned long ago that groping around in the dark doesn't often solve problems!
Check the simple stuff first. Is the battery connected properly? Chech the + connection to the starter for voltage. Check forctighteness and corrosion on other connections. If you have the skills, get the FSM with the schematics, and a DMM and stsrtvtrouble shooting. Otherwise As GRBrown said.
Welcome to the forum from UT
You should have 12V at the battery side of the main fuse. Check for 12V at the + lug on the starter to a good frame ground. Make sure cables are good, check continuity from both ends on both + and - cables.
Check voltage across battery terminals and make sure the new Bat. didn't die. If the battery has 12V+ check the main fuse, both sides, if good then I wonder if the Ign. switch is correct.
Good luck
Thanks everyone for their time and responses. I found the issue... the new ignition I installed was a piece of ****, after going over everything I realized that the wires to those fuses went straight from the fuses to the ignition. I knew there’s must’ve been a short somewhere between, so I peeled back the weather backing on the ignition and one of the 3 wires wasn’t soldered correctly and had come loose. I fixed it and the bike ran without a hiccup.
Although now, I’m getting a gas leak from somewhere between the gas jugs behind the air cleaner. I tinkered with it for awhile then drove the bike for a couple hrs and noticed no smoke or leaking coming from the bike, so maybe I got it. It’s always something haha. Safe riding, brothers!
For anyone one who read this far and cares to know: As I was riding one day, I got home and reached to turn the bike off... to my surprise, the key was gone and the bike was still running. It almost didn’t click in my head, but it turns out the vibrations from the engine had stripped the pins inside the lock and a blank key could now start my bike. That is part of the reason I decided to put in a new ignition. Once again, thanks for everyone’s help.
02-07-2019, 02:23 PM
No Power to Fuses: Ignition, Lights and Accessory
