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Message started by mongo on 12/30/14 at 12:27:56

Title: 87 kill switch wiring
Post by mongo on 12/30/14 at 12:27:56

Newbie,here.
i just bought a 87 savage as a tinker/toy. The previous owner was a butcher, the right hand switches got broken is has 4 wires hanging out. I have a replacement switch ordered, but want to start the bike by "hot wiring" it. i have figured out how to get the starter to turn the motor over, and i wants to start. But soon as i let go of the started wire it quits.
i have looked at the wiring schematics, but not making sense, so i figured I'd ask.
I have the clutch switch bypassed, other than & as far as i know everything else is in place & working.
the picture is of the wires that would go into the kill/start switch.
What wires need to be connected, to get this silly thing to run?

Any help would be great.

Title: Re: 87 kill switch wiring
Post by Dave on 12/30/14 at 13:00:12

Not sure why the wiring diagram doesn't make sense to you....there are only 4 wires that you have to figure out.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1294779818

There are 3 wires that need to be hooked up for the bike to start and run, the 4th wires comes from the front brake light switch (white/black).

Title: Re: 87 kill switch wiring
Post by verslagen1 on 12/30/14 at 13:01:47

According to the wiring diagram...
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx211/babyhog/S40/1987-94WiringDiagpg2.jpg

1 wire is hot and goes to both the starter switch and kill switch.

Title: Re: 87 kill switch wiring
Post by mongo on 12/30/14 at 13:23:33

So the org/wht provides power the coil & yellow/green activates the starter relay. so they do they both pull their power from the org/blk wire.

am i understanding this right.

Connect the org/wht wire to the org/blk, then touch the yellow/green to turn the motor over?

NOOB

Title: Re: 87 kill switch wiring
Post by Dave on 12/30/14 at 14:00:10

Yep.

Orange/black wire is the power source. Confirm this with a test light or voltmeter.
Orange/white wire delivers power to the igniter (ignition module.
Yellow/green wire gets the starter all excited.

White/black wire delivers power to the brake light.

Title: Re: 87 kill switch wiring
Post by mongo on 12/30/14 at 14:08:06

That is what i figured, but wanted to make sure i had it right. So if it does not start, i can diag another area.
8-)

Title: Re: 87 kill switch wiring
Post by mongo on 12/30/14 at 17:56:31

has anyone had any luck wiring up a newer model kill switch control on a older model?

Title: Re: 87 kill switch wiring
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/30/14 at 19:43:51

I'd expect it to line right up..