VIEJO
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Full Disclosure- It doesn't take all that much to go over my bow on electrical issues, but this one's really got me puzzled.
Returning to Central Texas from Hot Springs AR recently on my '03 K1200RS I developed a weep on the supply hose to the oil cooler.... discovered the weep about thirty miles from home, topped up the oil, and made it home alright. The next day I removed the Tupperware from the bike with the aim of wiping down the underside of the bike in order to locate the weep when I restarted the engine. After cleaning the underside (nasty, as the ride home from AR was mostly rainy) I attempted to start the bike and that's when things got interesting. When I cycled the ignition key to the on position the only two dash lights that illuminated were the battery light and the oil pressure light. And then, when I cycled the ignition key to the off position the battery light and the oil pressure light stayed illuminated. I cycled the ignition key on and off several times with no change. The two dash lights only extinguished when I lifted the ground cable from the battery. I then reconnected the ground cable, cycled the ignition key to the on position and got the same results- two dash lights and no start..... no starter turnover at all, no headlight/taillight, no "whizzy brakes" run-up. On the trailer and off to the shop.
My mechanic replaced the oil line and told me that he cleared the electrical gremlin by replacing the battery (which was four years old). I brought the bike home, replaced the Tupperware and started riding again...... no problems for about four hundred miles (and about six on/off ignition cycles) and then yesterday morning- back to the "two lights dash" and no start. I noticed also that the clock had stopped and the battery tender indicated no current flow.
One of my initial thoughts before I took the bike to the shop was that I might have disturbed the side stand safety switch or the neutral light switch when I was wiping down the underside of the engine, but when the new battery seemingly cleared the fault I quit worrying about that; now I'm not so sure.
The part that really mystifies me is the two dash lights staying on even after the ignition key has been cycled off. Possible problem with the ignition switch?
Help, SOS, Ayudame por favor,
Dave
Dave
Returning to Central Texas from Hot Springs AR recently on my '03 K1200RS I developed a weep on the supply hose to the oil cooler.... discovered the weep about thirty miles from home, topped up the oil, and made it home alright. The next day I removed the Tupperware from the bike with the aim of wiping down the underside of the bike in order to locate the weep when I restarted the engine. After cleaning the underside (nasty, as the ride home from AR was mostly rainy) I attempted to start the bike and that's when things got interesting. When I cycled the ignition key to the on position the only two dash lights that illuminated were the battery light and the oil pressure light. And then, when I cycled the ignition key to the off position the battery light and the oil pressure light stayed illuminated. I cycled the ignition key on and off several times with no change. The two dash lights only extinguished when I lifted the ground cable from the battery. I then reconnected the ground cable, cycled the ignition key to the on position and got the same results- two dash lights and no start..... no starter turnover at all, no headlight/taillight, no "whizzy brakes" run-up. On the trailer and off to the shop.
My mechanic replaced the oil line and told me that he cleared the electrical gremlin by replacing the battery (which was four years old). I brought the bike home, replaced the Tupperware and started riding again...... no problems for about four hundred miles (and about six on/off ignition cycles) and then yesterday morning- back to the "two lights dash" and no start. I noticed also that the clock had stopped and the battery tender indicated no current flow.
One of my initial thoughts before I took the bike to the shop was that I might have disturbed the side stand safety switch or the neutral light switch when I was wiping down the underside of the engine, but when the new battery seemingly cleared the fault I quit worrying about that; now I'm not so sure.
The part that really mystifies me is the two dash lights staying on even after the ignition key has been cycled off. Possible problem with the ignition switch?
Help, SOS, Ayudame por favor,
Dave
Dave