My '84 CB650SC had an intermittent/occasional problem with the ignition switch. It would run fine for weeks and then suddenly quit while riding. I would flick the kill button, turn the ignition switch on and off, and away I'd go. Finally discovered that if I turned the ignition switch firmly as far as possible to the on position - even without turning it off - that it would work again. It is possible to clean/polish the contacts, but I replaced mine. $100 from Honda. Wiggling the wiring harness behind the fuse box would also cause movement of the wires to the ignition switch.
----- Original Message ----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 6:43 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Turn the key, nothing happens > > This has happened several times and I found, by accident, that by > pressing the wires in back of the fuse box life comes back. It is time > to dig further into this problem and I am looking for some input as to > what might be the problem. About two years ago I replaced the fuse box > and ignition harness and made sure all the other connections were > clean and tight. I also went through the headlight bucket connections > to make sure they were all good. I am surprised that once the bike > comes back to life and runs, it does not stop or shut off for any > reason until I turn off the key, like it is not a broken wire. The > manual says under troubleshooting no power-key on it is a dead > battery, disconnected battery cable, main fuse burned out, or ignition > switch. Since I know the first three are not it, it leaves the switch. > Does anyone agree or is there something else I should look for? I also > see in the wiring diagram there is a " broken wire warning unit ". > Does anyone know where this is? Thanks for any help and ideas you > have. Wynn > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
