Question

[Magua]

Gareth came around to take my bike for a spin today (different story), and the bastard wont start, at all. My power what so ever, no lights on the dash, no clicking of the fuel pump, NOTHING. It's not the battery, tried jump starting that, then we tried starting it, his battery connected to my bike, nothing. Opened up the umm box thingy that the kill switch is in, looks fine to me (not that I know what I'm looking at). Gareth found this loose wire "What the fuck is this?", pics below. Where should I go from here?

God damn, this is like thread gazillion about this bike.

[Mr Skid]

God damn, this is like thread gazillion about this bike.

Really? I must have missed the others..

What's the problem? Did you buy a piece of crap bike that you don't have the skills to fix or something?

[Magua]

What's the problem? Did you buy a piece of crap bike that you don't have the skills to fix or something?

BINGO! First try. Yep, I bought this piece of shit about September last year and I've regretted it ever since.

[Mr Skid]

BINGO! First try. Yep, I bought this piece of shit about September last year and I've regretted it ever since.

Then sell it and put us out of our misery.

[Magua]

Dude, if it was that easy, it'd be gone. If you don't have any advice on the problem at hand, stay out of my thread.

[Ixion]

Check earthy terminal of battery is continuous to earthy engine. Check fuse (DOH). Lights work? Doubt the loose wire is relevant unless there's another lose bit that plugs into it.. No clicky starter solenoid, almost certainly no power at all HAVE YOU CHECKED THE KILL SWITCH POSITION? Power at the kill switch terminals.


If that all checks out, tank off and follow the cabling. I'd look for a broken earth terminator first m'self.

[Magua]

Firstly, is this the fuse box? If so, how the hell do you open it? :slap:

[Groins_NZ]

Do you have a multi-meter/voltmeter?

If so you do, test the electrical circuit by putting the positive side of the meter on the battery + terminal and negative side onto the frame somewhere to test the earth connection. You should get some reading, if not then there's a wiring fault/break somewhere. Check the main fuse (maybe an inline fuse holder running off the positive wire off the battery). Check connectors for oxidisation and if scummy or dirty looking break out the sandpaper and give the contacts a brush up.

[Magua]

Under your pillion seat is a master reset switch like a breaker type of thing. Reset this and try again.

Not that I can see, do these pictures confirm otherwise? (I loves my camera, yes I does).

[crashe]

Gareth came around to take my bike for a spin today (different story), and the bastard wont start, at all.

Didn't this happen the last time Gareth_D came around to your place to ride your bike or both of you were going for a ride... see any connection here....

[Magua]

Lol! I never made the connection! Last time he was around, the bike developed a hell of a knock (false alarm, thank god). I'll have to have some words with him .


Would that be the fzr400 manual speedmedic?

[Magua]

And the hunt continues. I found two little boxes next to the flasher relay, possibly fuses? If so, they don't look to be blown. I had a hunt for the fuses on this bike about 6 months ago last time I had problems with it, our searches were fruitless.

Yes, I know. The shots of the supposed fuses are focused on my knee.

[k14]

Pretty sure most of the things you took pics of are relays, not fuses. But one of them could have blown/broken (they do have moving parts so can just break from old age) but it could be any other of infinite possibilities. Checked the kill switch??

[Ixion]

Pretty sure most of the things you took pics of are relays, not fuses. But one of them could have blown/broken (they do have moving parts so can just break from old age) but it could be any other of infinite possibilities. Checked the kill switch??

Yeah, them is relays/flasher units. Just follow the hot wire from battery, t'will go to the fuses soon enough.

have you checked the kill switch position?

[Magua]

Yeah, them is relays/flasher units. Just follow the hot wire from battery, t'will go to the fuses soon enough.

have you checked the kill switch position?

I wouldn't think it would be the killswitch as the headlights are not working either. I'm going to try and scrounge a multimeter to have a play though.