On your bike the clutch definitely needs to be in to start. The clutch switch is a very simple normally open 2wire switch and is easy to test, but if you're not pulling in the clutch handle to start that could be part of your problem. It may not be necessary but one word of warning, if you buy the Clymer manual the starter button is definitely one of the areas where Mr Clymer is wrong. Save yourself the grief and use the Honda manuals.
-Kyle On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Torry Barker <[email protected]>wrote: > I've got an 84 650SC, there are wires attached to my clutch. Is that the > clutch switch? I haven't tried starting it with the clutch in so that could > be it, also I am putting a screwdriver across the two nuts on the starter > solenoid to start it. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 1, 2009 10:17:39 PM > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting? > > What kind of bike do you have? They're all subtly different around the > starter button. I know my 650 had 4 contact points, the button normally > closed the circuit driving the headlight, when depressed it broke the > circuit to the headlight and closed the circuit to the starter relay. > Another factor is the clutch switch, if the clutch isn't pulled in, or the > switch isn't working, the relay won't close to power the starter. Depending > on where you're hotwiring from you might be bypassing this. You just gotta > take it step by step. > > -Kyle > > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Weston <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I recently bought a used but still working starter button/ kill switch >> assembly due to thinking that the starter button was bad and wasn't >> starting my bike, I put the new one on and the same thing happens. >> Headlight will be on, when I hit the starter button the headlight dims >> but nothing happens. I can start my bike by jumping the starter >> solenoid, and the bike will run just fine. Is this problem the starter >> solenoid, is it the start/kill switch assembly, or is it some other >> wiring? >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
