1 K75RT will not start Wed May 27, 2015 5:53 pm
George R
active member
Have a serious problem with my K75 in that it will not start. The history is : put the bike away in the garage after a run and no problems. Was away for 2 weeks and on return to use bike found the display was blank - ie no clock. Switched on ignition, still no display and no start. Disconnected battery (10 months old) and fitted charged spare. On touching the live to battery a small puff of smoke from near starter relay. On connection Ignition light , oil and ABS lamps lit. Tried again but the bike sounded as if the starter was not getting enough power to turn and battery definitely losing power, but on using meter battery still full charge. Replaced the starter relay - no change. Changed the starter - no change. - both relay and starter refitted to other bike - work perfectly. Took green button apart and cleaned it. Put all back together again and turned ignition key. Pressed green button - starter turning very slow and does not stop when kill button pressed or ignition turned off. Only stops when power cable taken off battery. Have checked wiring as far as I can for damage but nothing visible. I have not had to delve into the wiring much and this is beyond my experience. My feeling is there is a dead short somewhere but I do not know were to look. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.