Well, once I started wiring up the starter button correctly everything started working right. Funny how that works. Electronically I don't have any issues anymore. Apart from the flaky sending unit in the fuel tank, but that I'm not too worried about.
-Kyle On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:59 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Kyle, why not try the handlebar grounding since I think it is providing > another path. The clutch lever switch allows starting with the bike in gear. > Remember Honda switches on the cold side. > > --- On *Tue, 9/23/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Clutch operated switch.... > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 5:48 PM > > > That's pretty much the same symptoms I had, but not because of my clutch > switch, my problem was the other side. The previous owner had cut the wires > off the starter button so close that I couldn't see how it was originally > wired up. I referred to my lying clymer manual and it told me to hook up the > wrong wires. While it was hooked up wrong, it wouldn't start the bike, but > it did what you're describing. My problem was obviously a circuit being > shorted into another wrong circuit. You're most likely isn't the same since > your's actually starts, but it sounds like you have a short somewhere along > the line. > > -Kyle > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Jay in So. Oregon < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> In previous posts I have explained how my 1985 650 has some wierd >> quirks. For example when I stop the bike (at a light ot stop sign or >> whatever) it just dies. After thinking about it for a while I think >> the clutch switch might have a lot to do with it. When I turn the key >> on the neutral, tail light, and oil light all come on, if I pull the >> clutch in (and hear that little click) those lights go off and the >> headlight and taillight now come on. >> My question is: >> #1 Is this normal, does your bike do this too? >> #2 Has anyone had a bad clutch switch before and what were your >> symptoms? >> >> As always, thanks, Jay. >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
