JOHNARISMAN
New member
I finally sold my long term K75C project to a friend who bought it for his son for Christmas as his first motorcycle. All he needed to do was ride it across town which is ten minutes away and park it in his garage. I thought to myself, I never thought I'd see the day but it was going to a good home.
That's when all the trouble started. Just short of his house the bike died. He started it up again and it went a little further and died again. this time it would not restart. He pushed the bike a couple of blocks and into his garage where he called me to tell the story. This is where it gets weird. There are dash lights but no parking light or headlight. The emergency flashers work but if you turn on either turn signal you get the emergency flashers again. You can hear the fuel pump whirr and there's a click from the starter relay but the bike will not turn over. The battery is in excellent condition. I even tried a battery from another bike.
I recently had the front top end of the bike apart to check if the handlebars were bent prior to selling. I started there because I wanted to be sure there was not a pinched wire or cable due to my assembly. If it were just that the bike wouldn't start I'd focus on the starter circuit but all the other electrical gremlins have me completely baffled. I'm focused on finding the obvious broken or loose wire but that hasn't happened yet. I know it's a simple fix but it's a bit frustrating at the moment.
The funny thing is I bought the bike for next to nothing but have poured more money into it than I should have. The bike has never had any electrical issues until now.
Please lend me your expertise. All opinions are welcome.
That's when all the trouble started. Just short of his house the bike died. He started it up again and it went a little further and died again. this time it would not restart. He pushed the bike a couple of blocks and into his garage where he called me to tell the story. This is where it gets weird. There are dash lights but no parking light or headlight. The emergency flashers work but if you turn on either turn signal you get the emergency flashers again. You can hear the fuel pump whirr and there's a click from the starter relay but the bike will not turn over. The battery is in excellent condition. I even tried a battery from another bike.
I recently had the front top end of the bike apart to check if the handlebars were bent prior to selling. I started there because I wanted to be sure there was not a pinched wire or cable due to my assembly. If it were just that the bike wouldn't start I'd focus on the starter circuit but all the other electrical gremlins have me completely baffled. I'm focused on finding the obvious broken or loose wire but that hasn't happened yet. I know it's a simple fix but it's a bit frustrating at the moment.
The funny thing is I bought the bike for next to nothing but have poured more money into it than I should have. The bike has never had any electrical issues until now.
Please lend me your expertise. All opinions are welcome.