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#11 |
TWFix Legend
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
Posts: 15,677
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well I was like a good half mile off road by walking... but a mile and a half by way of driving... so I could kinda understand... and the sand was soft... he probably would have been burried if the tow truck would have come
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#12 |
Chopstix / \
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Akron OH
Moto: 03 CBR RR
Posts: 5,350
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fucking riders were just passing you? thats irks me.
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#13 |
Keyboard Racer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mile High City
Moto: Old Superbikes
Posts: 1,016
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I was just sitting there on a rock waiting for the tow truck. If I had waved down any of the bikers, I'm sure most would have pulled over to help.
So what did I do with the bike? I used my digital voltmeter to figure out what's wrong. With the battery out, I checked the resistance of the power wire from the battery and ground. No resistance, that means a short. I used a clothespin to hold one wire to the power wire while I probed grounds. The Kawasaki R/R that I installed had a ground wire together with a ground for the lights. No resistance until I separated both grounds. The ground from the R/R was open, but the ground from the lights wasn't. I went to the schematic. ![]() The orange wire had continuity, so I pulled the ignition switch. That's when I found a burned mark on the back of it. I took off the back and saw what burned it. ![]() The red wire at BAT is completely melted away, and the orange wire is burned too. So I need a new or used ignition switch. They come apart so I can use my key and cylinder with a new electrical switch underneath. Surprisingly, Suzuki still makes them at $145@, but it will take a week to get one. All the used motorcycle parts stores are closed on Monday, so I'll call them tomorrow. Of course it was 75 degrees today. You know I wouldn't give up too easy on this. |
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#14 |
Victim of Blazer Rapage
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Talkeetna, AK
Moto: 06 GSXR 600
Posts: 1,707
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Glad to hear you got it all figured out. Sounds like the overall fix hasn't cost too much either.
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#15 |
Keyboard Racer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mile High City
Moto: Old Superbikes
Posts: 1,016
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I bid on a 1978 ignition switch on ebay and won it on Monday evening. I received it in the mail this morning. Waited until after lunch to install it. Then I had to do a three-hour test ride to make sure it worked right.
The funny thing about electronics is that it always finds the weakest wire or most corroded switch to mess up. I took several connectors apart behind the headlight and sprayed contact cleaner on them. it was a great day for riding. |
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