won't start after replacing handlebars
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won't start after replacing handlebars
I replaced my stock 2012 RK bars with the heritage style bars this weekend. After getting everything back together the bike won't start while in gear with the clutch pulled but will crank when it's in neutral. All lights (turn signals, brake lights, head and running lights) work correctly, the bike stays running if I put it in gear and ride, no issues with clutch and changing gear or sitting idle in first (or any other gear) at a light or stop sign. Everything seems to be both mechanically and electrically fine while riding. I can't figure out anything that could be causing this. Is there some little safety switch somewhere that I could have messed up or fuse that I could have blown? Do I need to do some minor clutch cable adjustment, and if so which direction?
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Sounds like a clutch switch is broken. I'm going off memory here but I believe there is a pin that sits behind the clutch lever. When you pull the clutch in it engages the pin. The triggers something in the cpu that lets the bike start while in gear. If it broken it will not send the signal and the cpu assumes the bike is in gear and the clutch is not engaged and thus will not allow the bike to start. You can replace the pin or just start the bike in neutral and you should be fine. By the way the pin has nothing to do with the clutch cable, so if it shifts ok when riding you should be fine.
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Last edited by clarkchriston; Jan 6, 2014 at 03:29 PM.
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there is a small microswitch in the left control housing that is very similar to the one on the right for the brake. if you weren't careful removing/installing the clutch lever, you could have broken the tip off the switch.
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there is a small microswitch in the left control housing that is very similar to the one on the right for the brake. if you weren't careful removing/installing the clutch lever, you could have broken the tip off the switch.
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