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Offline TwoTired

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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #25 on: May 30, 2007, 06:37:12 PM »
Have you checked for power at the headlight fuse?
Have you checked the headlight fuse?

Headlight wiring:
Green - battery neg.
White - Low beam power.
Blue - High beam power.

Have you checked your starter button switch yet?

Have you disconnected the wires from the small posts on the solenoid and applied 12v directly to them?

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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #26 on: May 30, 2007, 07:38:48 PM »
kick start? does bike start with kick starter? if yes then prob is your starter button.

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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #27 on: May 31, 2007, 03:00:01 PM »
Thought I would post my little update.  I found the old electrical piece in my old parts pile and removed the old clutch switch.
I thought it was heat melted in, but of course it pulled out. Called MorganTown and they refunded my $$.  Nice guys.

On a separate note to this, my tach cable snapped yesterday. Back into the pile of parts and guess what?  A CL350 tach cable works quite nicely on a 750 thank you ;D   That's why you never throw old stuff all the way out!

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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #28 on: May 31, 2007, 04:37:44 PM »
Thought I would post my little update.  I found the old electrical piece in my old parts pile and removed the old clutch switch.
I thought it was heat melted in, but of course it pulled out. Called MorganTown and they refunded my $$.  Nice guys.

So, you got the clutch-in starter working?  Good news!

 That's why you never throw old stuff all the way out!

This has been my creedo for years.  It's also why my shops look like a wharehouse!

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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #29 on: May 31, 2007, 05:48:56 PM »
Thought I would post my little update.  I found the old electrical piece in my old parts pile and removed the old clutch switch.
I thought it was heat melted in, but of course it pulled out. Called MorganTown and they refunded my $$.  Nice guys.

So, you got the clutch-in starter working? Good news!



 That's why you never throw old stuff all the way out!

This has been my creedo for years. It's also why my shops look like a wharehouse!

Cheers,

Not yet. I decided while I was in the bucket, I might as well paint and replace the indicator light pod I just got from ebay and pollish the levers....and paint the front master cyl.

Nice not having a real job   ;D

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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #30 on: May 31, 2007, 05:56:07 PM »

This has been my creedo for years.  It's also why my shops look like a wharehouse!

Cheers,

Yup!  It only takes a couple of times of FINALLY getting rid of something you've held onto for years, only to find a use for it a couple of weeks later, before one learns to hold on to everything, forever! ;D

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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #31 on: June 01, 2007, 03:51:34 PM »
I figured I'd snap a few updated pics, while I was sorting out the electrical bug.
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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #32 on: June 01, 2007, 03:57:03 PM »
Nice!
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Re: Need Help starting my bike
« Reply #33 on: June 01, 2007, 04:42:53 PM »
I would like to see a photo of your gauge set up.

Looks like what I have planned for my Tracy build.

Where did you get them $$ etc would also be helpful as I am in a buying mode for the project now.