Dave's Bobber Project

[Alley Rat]

Originally Posted by Chadsquats

Oh man, I remember getting done after moving all those wires and wondering if the bike would start and run. I held my breath and pushed the starter button. HUGE exhale of relief when it fired up. Good luck

That's why I only do one circuit at a time and when I finish it hit the starter button. A lot less stress. My cousin did the whole wiring for his buddy and didn't check each circuit and had to go back through it. But at least you didn't have to go through that.

[goddarddr]

I'll find out when I get home today, even thought the tank is off, it will still crank, SHould??

[goddarddr]

I got home, turned the key the only thing I got was the Tail-brake light,
I guess I opened a circiut. I had removed the kick stand switch,fan switch, is one of these the problem? Help : (

[Shadders]

Normally the bike will cut out or not start if its in gear and you don't have the side stand switch. But it shouldn't make a difference if you are defo in neutral. But I have had these go faulty so just link it out.

Thats all I know that might help?

[Danase]

Have you checked the fuses? Maybe when you removed one of the switches you shorted something out that was also on that fuse?

[IMB4U]

I removed my fan switch and kickstand switch yesterday and the bike still started up

[goddarddr]

Thanks Guys for your responses, bike is in neutral, fuses are good. I got juice but not to the place makes it crank? I did take out some wires after folowing from the connector. I'm lookin for the "simple thang"

[goddarddr]

Steve, after you unplugged the stand switch from its connector, did you leave the wire on the female side of the connector that goes back to the fuse box or ignitor?

[IMB4U]

I just cut it back to under the seat I didnt actually take any wires out of the fuse box. I didn't want to get to deep. But not sure how that matters because when the kick stand is up it is an open wire anyways?

[Shadders]

Originally Posted by IMB4U

I just cut it back to under the seat I didnt actually take any wires out of the fuse box. I didn't want to get to deep. But not sure how that matters because when the kick stand is up it is an open wire anyways?

Is that right? I thought they were always manufactured failsafe, so its actually normally closed circuit, so you have to bridge the connection to short it out. Thats how it worked on my old ZXR when the switch packed in....

So the stand when it is down will push a switch in and break the circuit..( I know its prob not this but hey while were are on I'm interested to know these things while I'm pulling mine apart!!)

[goddarddr]

I'm tryin to figure out this wad of spagetti.......
I got no crank- makin me Kranky
I know it's just a problem to be solved
a lesson to be learned for me and for all
Thinkin out loud

[Alley Rat]

Do you have a repair manual for it? If you do you need to go one circuit at a time and check your work. Make sure that if you cut something out it wasn't supposed to be tied into something else. I am guessing it is your stand switch since you said it didn't crank after you got rid of it.

[goddarddr]

I been lookin at the manual diagrams, so when a wire from one switch leads to and connects to another switch, i opened the curciut when I rid a wire from one of those switches? is the negative wire is black/red?

[goddarddr]

I ain't kranky no more cause my bike is Crankin
The problem was the engine stop switch,which I had removed 3 weeks ago. My mistake was: last weekend I removed the 2 stop switch wires from the female side of the connector back to the fuse box, which opened the ignition circuit, creating the no-crank problem
like Alley said," Make sure that if you cut something out it wasn't supposed to be tied into something else."
the yellow/ green stripe wire leads to the ignition fuse and the black/red stripe wire leads to the negative battery ground. removing the stand, fan, switches had no effect.
Now I can get on with my project. I have moved the fuse box and igniter to right side cover and have thinned out my wiring harness, I need to mount the f.box & ignitor, wrap all the wires up, and cut the back part of the plastic box off were the fuse & igniter were mounted. See what it looks like with the exposed swing arm, and then? then? then? then?then? : )
Thanks Guys,

[Danase]

Glad you got it figured out man!

[goddarddr]

Thanks, me too

[Alley Rat]

Looking good. Now you just need to make an upgrade on the exhaust.

[goddarddr]

these VH cruzers makes good sounding Farts, they look some what out of place. I still have the oem that had ben debaffled. any suggestions?

[Alley Rat]

Cut 'em up and make your own set. All the sets that I have built sound really good unless you make them really short. Then it is ridiculously loud and you lose power.

[goddarddr]

you mean cut off the mufler then extend?
the cruzers sound and perform great.