What model nighthawk do you have? The clutch switch is a simple on/off button that is normally open. It's easy enough to test with a multimeter. It should be infinite resistance with the clutch out and 0 resistance with the clutch in. It kills the starter motor completely at the starter relay. With out the clutch in it won't even try to turn over.
-Kyle On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Tim Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > So my real wheel skidded on me the other day and long story short I > took a nice easy topple. The bike seemed fine for the most part except > that it wouldn't start back up. Upon closer inspection I noticed that > one of the wires leading into the clutch switch had gotten pulled out > and the female connector on that wire got ripped off (I found it > believe it or not). After some wrestling with the wire, the connector, > and the switch I managed to get everything temporarily plugged back in > and the bike started again. Then, when I got home, I unplugged them > both with the intention of fixing it properly (I should probably get > some new female connectors). Now, after doing what I thought to be a > more complete "fix" the bike isn't starting again. > > I'm doing all my starting in neutral (if I try to start in any other > gear absolutely nothing happens, even with the clutch held in). The > bike sounds like it's trying to crank but never gets there. Is my > clutch switch bad? Should I just replace the connectors? Would this > lack of connection even cause the bike to not start? Also, and this is > probably a stupid question, does it matter which of the cable > connectors attaches to which of the male ends of the clutch switch? > > -- > 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- 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.
