FE 501 Kill Switch..Shocking Find

THELMINT · Jan 18, 2006

O.K. try not to laugh...I got my 'berg going tonight after extensive assembly and repair. I let the 'berg idle a few minutes and went to shut it off with the kill switch and she lit me up real good. I haven't checked yet, but I am assuming I either got a wire misconnected, or lost ground. I will check tomorrow, no since in pushing my good luck tonight. If anyone has seen this, shoot me a tip, I will try to find the wiring diagram and go from there tomorrow.

Ady · Jan 18, 2006

Hi
Maybe you have connected your kill switch to the blue & white cable, instead of the black & white cable. The Blue & white is a positive feed, you need a negative plus your black connection (also a negative).
Your kill switch must be wet for it to have happened though.
The only other possibility is that somehow your bike is positive earth !
Unlikely however.

Keep us posted
Regards
Ady

THELMINT · Jan 21, 2006

I ended up running a ground wire under the frame, I guess the powdercoating on the new clamps and handlebars were preventing grounding. Thanks

LeFrog · Jan 21, 2006

Where did you get the kill switch? Looking for an inexpensive one.

Tired of turning the key off and then I forget to turn it back on when it's time to leave after the break and nobody waits, of course.

wildbill · Jan 22, 2006

Every time I ever tried to use the kill switch on my bike it fouled the spark plug. So now I leave the bike in gear and pop the clutch. The bike restarts better that way for some reason. When I read this I wondered when the kill switch shocked you did you remember the song " You Light Up My Life " ? :lol: Good luck you will have it sorted in no time.

THELMINT · Jan 23, 2006

The switch was already on the bike when I bought it. It has one wire going below to the electrics and was supposed to ground thru the bars to kill the ignition. I have never had that happen on a kill switch before. Normally if you're suspecting a bad plug wire or something you're ready for a shock, but in this case, it got me totally by surprise. We'll call it my first 'berg wake up call...

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