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Message started by Thump05 on 08/16/08 at 09:11:51

Title: Kickstand and switch removal
Post by Thump05 on 08/16/08 at 09:11:51

I have a 2005 S 40 Boulevard. My neutral switch stays on in gear and my bike starts and runs with the kickstand up or down. There is a switch under the kickstand but it looks like a bear to get to. Am I looking in the right place to fix this problem? :-/

Title: Re: Kickstand and switch removal
Post by rigidchop on 08/16/08 at 10:33:17

two different switches. the kickstand switch is troublesome to get to. they may have just come unplugged. did you buy it new? maybe the po disabled them.

Title: Re: Kickstand and switch removal
Post by Max_Morley on 08/16/08 at 10:44:18

Neutral light switch is a grounding switch single wire as I remember. If it is shorted to ground any place along the way it will light the light. Max

Title: Re: Kickstand and switch removal
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/16/08 at 10:46:51

N switch is inside the clutch cover & the wires coming up out of it are for the N switch. I wouldnt know how to make it work right w/o being there & studying it, time for a pic of the diagram & a volt/ohm meter. You may wind up pulling that side off to solve it. If you want the sidestand interlock to work, most likely it just needs plugged in. Look for a wire that is just hanging close to it that is shorted together, to "tell" the bike the stand is up.

Title: Re: Kickstand and switch removal
Post by T Mack 1 on 08/16/08 at 17:44:36

Agree with max. The neutral switch wire is probably rubbed thru somewhere and shorting. The "in engine" part of the N switch is not adjustable (very simple device too).

If in neutral, it doesn't matter if the kick-stand is up or down...... so if the wire is shorted somewhere it will think it's in neutral and disregard the kickstand.

Circuit that does that is the "side-stand diode" assembly (two diodes, one to light the N light, and the other to pass the ground to the side stand realy (bypassing the side-stand switch). The Relay is part of the path for power to get to the ign coil (starter switch too).

Title: Re: Kickstand and switch removal
Post by Thump05 on 08/17/08 at 12:45:56

Thanks for all of the help so far. I am first going check for shorts since I did have my tank off recently when I added a Tach. If I find there is a short somewhere under the tank, most likely near the coil and since it seems the circuit is negative logic logic that should solve my problem. If I do not find a short I have one major question - where is the neutral switch and how do I get to it?

Title: Re: Kickstand and switch removal
Post by T Mack 1 on 08/17/08 at 14:20:46

Neutral wire is a blue wire (white stripe) and it's a sinlge wire that goes into a connector under the tank, but more towards the rear of the engine. It does go into a black plastic cover then it travles down to the bottom right of the engine.

To test, Using a continuity checker/ ohmmeter , take the tank off. Find the connector. Disconnect it. Put the bike in gear. Test for continuity(a connection/ closed circuit) to ground. In gear it should be an open circuit. Then, put the bike in neutral, ....check again, you should then get continuity.