No neutral light and bike won't start. zx7r

**Mountie** · 5th November 2009, 19:55

Have a 2002 zx7r. Have no neutral light and the bike wont start with the stand down.Bike is definetly in neutral. Bike will start with stand down and clutch lever in. When the lever is released and idling the bike cuts out. Bike will continue to idle if the stand is up and clutch lever is released. Have tested the join were the neutral switch comes into the fuse box and indicates there is power there.
The bulb in the dash is working (swapped out with working high beam indicator bulb)still no illumination. Have power on one side of the bulb circuit but not on the other. Have checked all the fuses I can find and they are all sweet. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

**Sidewinder** · 5th November 2009, 19:56

burn it???????

**JimO** · 5th November 2009, 20:12

it will be the switch on the side stand??

**Mountie** · 5th November 2009, 20:32

Originally Posted by jimjim

it will be the switch on the side stand??

Thanks will give it ago

**BMWST?** · 5th November 2009, 20:34

open/short circuit in the neutral light circuit???So the bike always seems to be in gear as far as the rest tof the electrical suystem is concerened....

**Icemaestro** · 5th November 2009, 20:50

yeah what he said, check the ground wire for the neutral switch, I had exactly the same sounding problem on my old CBX

**CookMySock** · 5th November 2009, 20:56

There is sometimes a relay and a diode to handle the logic in those two circuits. I'd hunt them out and replace them both and see if that did anything.

Steve

**Mountie** · 6th November 2009, 19:46

Thanks guys well try all you have posted when work commitments allow. The bike is still in bits so i could trace the wires. BMWST you are correct part of the electrical system thinks it is always in gear wether in neutral or not.