bike wont turn over (please help)

[ford86]

i was riding and my bike and it just quit like you hit the kill switch i checked the battery and it is good so i tried to start it and the starter button wont work clutch in kickstand up in neutral still wont so i crossed the starter relay and can get it to crank but still no power to coil no fire could it be the starter relay or the side kickstand switch also this bike only has 947 miles on it it is a 2009 gz

[blaine]

i was riding and my bike and it just quit like you hit the kill switch i checked the battery and it is good so i tried to start it and the starter button wont work clutch in kickstand up in neutral still wont so i crossed the starter relay and can get it to crank but still no power to coil no fire could it be the starter relay or the side kickstand switch also this bike only has 947 miles on it it is a 2009 gz
Welcome.Have you checked the main fuse? :??: :)

[ford86]

yes checked all fuses did not find no loose wires it is under warranty but i was wondering if this has happened to anyone else. i know both those switches all the power goes through but the kickstand switch has a bypass for neutral but if the switch is bad can it still do this

[5th_bike]

You probably have a short somewhere (most likely), or the kickstand switch or clutch switch died on you (less likely). Get the tank off and inspect the wiring harness. When I got my bike, it had one of the wires under the tank touch the cylinder head, which made the light fuses blow. I hope you have a multimeter so you can check for continuity.

Refer to the wiring diagram in the user manual. It's the "E-03" diagram p 7-8. Oh also check if the kickstand switch is in its proper place.

Oops, just read in your post that it's under warranty - back to the shop it goes.

[ford86]

yea i guess back to the shop I've only had it 3 months it had 289 miles on it when i got it they gave me a one year warranty i hope it covers electrical although it should

[geezer]

had a bike do this to me before, it turned out to be the kill switch itself had fallen apart

[alanmcorcoran]

Mine was delivered with a bad turn signal switch and they fixed it (but I bought it new.) I don't think your problem is going to be expensive to fix and it wouldn't be worth it to them to weasel out of it.

I will say that my turn signal issue resurfaces from time to time, but also seems to cure itself. it's the intermittent electrical problems that drive you nuts. I suspect my problem is mild corrosion. Yours sounds like some kind of a short as you suspect.

Does the plug spark? (Sounded like no, but I wasn't sure from your description.)

[ford86]

no spark and the only way i can get it to turn over is by crossing the starter

[mrlmd1]

If it's still under warranty bring it back to the shop, don't mess with it at all. They will tell you that you broke it and they won't repair it under any warranty and it was your fault.

[ford86]

took it to the shop this morning they said it is 100% covered by the warranty hope they dont take to long

[mrlmd1]

Don't you feel better now that they will fix it for you? Just be sure to let us know what the problem was.

[ford86]

got it back this evening it was a wire broke rode it 40 miles back from the shop no problems. im glade its under warranty he said the 1 hour labor would of been 65 dollars.

[geezer]

so what wire? lets us know so if this happens to us we know where to look

[ford86]

it was a wire at the fuse next to the battery it goes to the kill-switch
one wire caused alot of trouble

[geezer]

cool thanks