1 Turn the key and almost nothing happens.. Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:26 pm
Snod Blatter
Life time member
Hi all, I was riding to work today with everything as normal and then suddenly the alternator/charging light came on. I pulled into a layby and gave it a few revs to see if it would clear, but it didn't. I then turned it off and on again thinking it might clear/reset itself but instead I was greeted with a dead bike! Arf. After staring at it for a bit and turning the key a lot I asked someone for a push and thankfully it bump started and got me home.
Fiddling with it on the driveway I get the following things working/not working with the ignition turned fully on:
Working:
Not working:
So where do I start? Fuse box? A quick read up suggests the ignition switch can cause big hassles but the ABS light works every time and the lights that work do not flicker, so I'm not convinced it's that. Alternator brushes perhaps, but I have a receipt for the alternator being refurbished with new brushes not long before I bought the bike about 2.5 years and ~12K miles ago.
Help please :pale:
Fiddling with it on the driveway I get the following things working/not working with the ignition turned fully on:
Working:
- Sidelight, headlight
- Tail light
- Indicators
- Horn
- ABS, blinks and the relay clicks and clickety-click bzztt's like it always did if that is the ABS
Not working:
- Starter button - no clicks, no churns, no fuel pump, no nuffin'
- Alternator light (this usually comes on before it starts, right?)
- Oil pressure light
- Neutral light
- Bulb check light
- Brake light for either brake
- Fuel gauge
- Gear indicator (I do remember this was flickering as I was riding it back home, didn't check anything else.. Just wanted to make it back!)
So where do I start? Fuse box? A quick read up suggests the ignition switch can cause big hassles but the ABS light works every time and the lights that work do not flicker, so I'm not convinced it's that. Alternator brushes perhaps, but I have a receipt for the alternator being refurbished with new brushes not long before I bought the bike about 2.5 years and ~12K miles ago.
Help please :pale:
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1989 K100RS SE ABS 8v VIN: 0149214
Others: 1.5 x CBX250RS-E, '94 CB250, '95 TRX850, '16 Z250SL, '01 R1100GS