Joined Feb 2003
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Escondido, Ca. USA
Reassembling after doing the top end. Changed frames, repainted.
I tested with a car battery the first time and the motor spun fine. It took a few minutes after I pressed the starter button before the starter began spinning the motor. I also thought it was odd that when I turned the key to the on position I didn't hear the familiar click of the power relay engaging.
Today I filled all of the fluids and was attempting to start it. This time as soon as I connected the cables, with the key in the off position (still using a car battery and jumper cables) the 10 amp fuse blew. I thought that maybe it wasn't a good idea to use a car battery so, I hooked up the new battery that had been charged and ready to go. Same thing. Blew the fuse as soon as I hooked the battery up. Four fuses trashed.
It worked fine last week.
There is only one fuse on this bike and it goes between a positive wire that is connected to the positive cable, where it attaches to the starter solenoid, and runs to the power relay.
My guess is that it the power relay has given up the ghost. Does anyone know how to test the power relay or had this happen to them before?
I tested with a car battery the first time and the motor spun fine. It took a few minutes after I pressed the starter button before the starter began spinning the motor. I also thought it was odd that when I turned the key to the on position I didn't hear the familiar click of the power relay engaging.
Today I filled all of the fluids and was attempting to start it. This time as soon as I connected the cables, with the key in the off position (still using a car battery and jumper cables) the 10 amp fuse blew. I thought that maybe it wasn't a good idea to use a car battery so, I hooked up the new battery that had been charged and ready to go. Same thing. Blew the fuse as soon as I hooked the battery up. Four fuses trashed.
It worked fine last week.
There is only one fuse on this bike and it goes between a positive wire that is connected to the positive cable, where it attaches to the starter solenoid, and runs to the power relay.
My guess is that it the power relay has given up the ghost. Does anyone know how to test the power relay or had this happen to them before?
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