SuzukiSavage.com - Print Page

SuzukiSavage.com
/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl
General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Electrical bike won't start
/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1308264263

Message started by southernsavage on 06/16/11 at 15:44:22

Title: Electrical bike won't start
Post by southernsavage on 06/16/11 at 15:44:22

I attempted to remove the stock brake light and install an after market light and i blew something out now my bike wont start meaning no lights no nothing. >:( Somebody please help...........

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by CalisOsin on 06/16/11 at 15:45:46

obvious question... did you check the fuses?

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by Serowbot on 06/16/11 at 16:31:46

Fuses... There's two... little square thingy under the right side of the seat...
You blew one... ;)...

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by VAFarmer on 06/17/11 at 05:17:11

check for fuses like everyone has said. usually when more than one thing is affected, its a fuse, OR you have really fried something.

FWIW, and in no way am I trying to be a wise-guy,

IF you EVER mess with wiring, a good practice is to DISCONNECT both leads to the battery......

Not saying you didn't, cause you can still mess stuff up.

Just reiterating to myself and everyone else, the 6-7 min it takes to disconnect the batter on anything has easily paid for itself in duration AND frustration for me later on down the road.

Hope its just a fuse, but even if its not,

Have a great, blessed weekend.

Farmer

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by Routy on 06/17/11 at 05:23:00

But,.......why both leads.......? Its even easier to just undo 1.

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by VAFarmer on 06/17/11 at 05:34:50

I am just too precautionary probably Routy, you are absolutely correct, one will do the job.

Believe it or not, I have had the ONE disconnected wire move back over into position and touch the post. No harm done really, just some arcing. My mechanic buddy saw it, and really gave me the once over. He said that it could have damaged the theft control system, deployed the airbag, etc.......maybe he was just giving me grief, who knows? He's been known to do that..... ::)

BUT--he has seen 1000 X the scenarios that I have.......when he tells me to do it, or watch for it, I do.

If you are just gonna disconnect one, make sure to tie it up with a ziptie, so its "memory" can't move it back over to the post when you are occupied, or using a breaking bar and a pipe, etc.....

Good to meet you and God bless,

Farmer

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/17/11 at 06:05:07

Start with the ground side, that way, if youre working & your wrench slaps into something that IS ground, you wont arc anything.

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by southernsavage on 06/19/11 at 10:58:03

Thanks a million guys!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/19/11 at 11:27:11

& if youre changin the battery, finish with the ground,
Ground off, hot off, hot on, ground on..

Title: Re: Electrical bike won't start
Post by 2whlthrpy on 06/19/11 at 13:38:28

I did the same thing last week doing the same thing. Only knew it was the fuse b/c of this forum. 8-)

One fuse later.....vroooooom.