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    Support 1991 kawasaki zzr 400 starter solinoid wiring help please

    as ive said above ive no dash lights and a mess of wires at the battery area ,im trying to sort it out as i bought the bike yesterday as a non runner ,i know im in ireland but i also know that this bike was imported into NZ.

    any help would be great ,also i have a green and red wire coming from inside solinoid but dont know to where to connect ,,,,,

    cheers folks

    danny

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    I can't help you much re the bike, but I'm chuffed that you know you are in Ireland.
    Clearly you are one of the smart ones.

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    They're pretty simple and some are prone to poor connections.

    The harness feed comes from the solonoid with a fuse on the side. They get dirty and dont work sometimes.

    Get your meter out and see if you're getting power on the harness side of that.

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    cheers drew will check that in the morning ,just ive a loose red and green wire thats stripped but dont know where to connect it ,,,

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    sidecar bob the funny funny man ,,ha ha ha .

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    Quote Originally Posted by irishdanny View Post
    cheers drew will check that in the morning ,just ive a loose red and green wire thats stripped but dont know where to connect it ,,,
    are you bale to post piccies, or a dropbox thingy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by irishdanny View Post
    as ive said above ive no dash lights and a mess of wires at the battery area ,im trying to sort it out as i bought the bike yesterday as a non runner ,i know im in ireland but i also know that this bike was imported into NZ.

    any help would be great ,also i have a green and red wire coming from inside solinoid but dont know to where to connect ,,,,,

    cheers folks

    danny
    If it's not part of the main engine start connections ... it could be the sidestand cutout switch wiring.
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    how do i upload pics guys ,it wont drag and drop

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    hopefully the pics uploaded
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    Quote Originally Posted by irishdanny View Post
    ,also i have a green and red wire
    a picture tells a thousand words, could be a green and a red wire or a green wire with a red tracer, clears it up nicely thanks

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    I cant see where that comes from. Take the red plug pff the solonoid and see where that's coming from. Could be the starter signal wire.

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    drew it comes from inside the solinoid ,if that helps

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    Solenoid should get one starter wire coming in...
    And one wire going out to starter...

    Starter itself should have one thick positive wire coming " direct "from battery.

    Basic system often gets prohibitor circuits wired in like sudestand / clutch/ on off running switch.. ignition switch and starter button.

    Might be easier to work your way from starter up...
    Does starter work when you give it 12v..?
    Etc...
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    I think it's starter signal, but hard to know when not there looking at it all.

    There are three possibilities for what it does, but none are more likely than the other.

    Chuck a tester on and see if it's live, and when
    Ie, key on/off. Starter button pushed.

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    thanks lads ,alot for me to look at ,i will chase all those wires back ,thanks for the help .and i will be back later to info u all,

    amazing that i get more help from folks on the other side of the world than those closer to home ,,,,

    thanks

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