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Another "Bike won't start" thread...
09/19/12 at 07:40:19

I have done a RYCA conversion on my savage and it has been running without any issues since I completed it (about 4 months now).

Just recently it has been unable to start. I haven't even started physically troubleshooting, just mental troubleshooting. Here is what's happening.

-when I switch the key on, my headlight goes on, my gauges light up. everything seems normal.

-when I hit the start button, I get nothing. no clicks, no noises, not even an attempt to turn over. My manual decompression lever is engaged.

-to me it seems this is an electrical problem.

Are there any good ways to test the starter motor, solenoid, and relay? I guess I should also take the start button apart to make sure the wires are all in place.

Any ideas for me are much appreciated.

Thanks.

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #1 - 09/19/12 at 08:02:22 Yes, Clymer manual shows how to test all electrical components. You should be able to get a copy online somewhere.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #2 - 09/19/12 at 08:09:15 start with the safeties. clutch in neutral and if that don't work, kickstand up You can short the clutch safety to see if it works or use an ohm meter to verify it works. neutral light on? kickstand safety can be shorted to
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Savage 1987 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 56	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #3 - 09/19/12 at 08:34:55 Safeties. neutral light is on. I forgot about the kickstand safety. I am pretty sure I bypassed it when I was doing the conversion, so I will have to go back and check that connection.
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Savage 1987 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 56	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #4 - 09/23/12 at 07:22:52 Just went through a whole lot of electrical testing. It was the Clutch In safety. There was a loose connection there which explains why it was very erratic at times. Thanks everyone.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #5 - 09/23/12 at 08:47:14 Don'tcha' just love safety circuits?... ...
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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #6 - 09/23/12 at 08:49:33 Serowbot wrote on 09/23/12 at 08:47:14: Don'tcha' just love safety circuits?... ... I love them so much that as they go bad I disable them
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Rhyno YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25 Greenwood, IN Gender:	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #7 - 10/15/12 at 20:53:14 glad you figured it out. I Have been trying for the entire summer to get my savage to start lol I also have a CBR lol
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #8 - 10/16/12 at 11:36:41 Ugg Rhyno tha's no fun
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Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread...
Reply #9 - 10/16/12 at 12:36:17

I undid all those safeties in the Double RYCA build. Lucky for me I developed most of my motorcycle operation habits back in the 1960's when there were NO safeties at all,.. well,.. until the Japs started taking everything over. My first real motorcycle was a 1964 Ducati 250 Monza. No safeties at all. It had a left-footed kick starter, though, with no electric start, so you were never in much danger of getting the started and shooting forward all of a sudden. Anyway, that is where I picked up the habit of rolling the bike forward or back a foot or so with the clutch out to make sure it was in neutral. blah blah blah

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Another "Bike won't start" thread... Reply #10 - 10/16/12 at 14:53:54 Rhyno wrote on 10/15/12 at 20:53:14: glad you figured it out. I Have been trying for the entire summer to get my savage to start lol I also have a CBR lol I dont remember hearing about this,, Have you started a thread on it? If not,, now's the time,,
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