Electrical issues?

zuluanshee · 01-07-2011, 08:10 PM

I found this post: http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3989
which sounds similar to a problem I'm having. I have a slightly different one though.

About a week ago I jumped on the bike, turned on the ignition and the light and turn signal comes on ok. But when I hit the starter I get one single click and the light goes out immediately. So i turn it off and turn it back on. this time the light doen't come on at all and I don't hear a click.

I was able to jiggle the key a few times to get the headlight ot come back on, but every time i tried to start I got just a click. Now I cannot even get the light ot come on. I don't th ink the battery is dead because it was coming on with full brightness, and when I hit the starter, it went out immediately (did not fade).

One of the suggestions in the other thread was to use electrical contact cleaner in the starter and the on-off switches. Do I spray them directly on the buttons?

Thanks for your assistance.

mrlmd1 · 01-07-2011, 08:22 PM

Your battery is dead - charge it up and try again.

zuluanshee · 01-07-2011, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Your battery is dead - charge it up and try again.

i did charge it, but same thing happened. but ill try again.

oakies · 01-07-2011, 09:07 PM

Check your battery connections and ground wire from the battery

blaine · 01-07-2011, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by oakies

Check your battery connections and ground wire from the battery

:plus1: You have a loose connection.

zuluanshee · 02-20-2011, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Your battery is dead - charge it up and try again.

Wanted to get back to everyone on this. The battery was shot. I bought a new one and now I'm back in business.

**jonathan180iq** · 02-21-2011, 09:42 AM

Public Service Announcement:

If you are having electrical issues, battery health is the first variable to eliminate.
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Glad you got it worked out.

01-07-2011, 08:10 PM	#1
zuluanshee Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: United States Posts: 33	Electrical issues? I found this post: http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3989 which sounds similar to a problem I'm having. I have a slightly different one though. About a week ago I jumped on the bike, turned on the ignition and the light and turn signal comes on ok. But when I hit the starter I get one single click and the light goes out immediately. So i turn it off and turn it back on. this time the light doen't come on at all and I don't hear a click. I was able to jiggle the key a few times to get the headlight ot come back on, but every time i tried to start I got just a click. Now I cannot even get the light ot come on. I don't th ink the battery is dead because it was coming on with full brightness, and when I hit the starter, it went out immediately (did not fade). One of the suggestions in the other thread was to use electrical contact cleaner in the starter and the on-off switches. Do I spray them directly on the buttons? Thanks for your assistance. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-07-2011, 08:22 PM	#2
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: Electrical issues? Your battery is dead - charge it up and try again.
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01-07-2011, 09:07 PM	#4
oakies Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tonawanda NY Posts: 26	Re: Electrical issues? Check your battery connections and ground wire from the battery
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02-21-2011, 09:42 AM	#7
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: Electrical issues? Public Service Announcement: If you are having electrical issues, battery health is the first variable to eliminate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glad you got it worked out.
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