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Offline cbsix50

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cb650sc 1982
« on: October 06, 2015, 09:46:43 AM »
hi, i have a simple problem, or, it may be complicated.
with the ignition on, nothing happens, no lights, nothing... but, when i press the starter !, everything comes on, as if the starter button was the ignition key !
anybody got any ideas on how to fix ?
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Offline CBGhia

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Re: cb650sc 1982
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2015, 12:58:48 PM »
Try pulling the ignition switch and taking it apart to clean and grease it.  It may be corroded and after hitting the button, it makes enough contact to keep working.
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Re: cb650sc 1982
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2015, 02:12:08 PM »
Does it stay running after you release the starter button?
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Re: cb650sc 1982
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2015, 06:48:31 AM »
think it may be the ignition switch, i have a spare switch so i can test through the headlight bucket. thank you, makes perfect sense as a process of elimination

the bike never starts!!, or turns over. pressing the button merely turns the ignition on
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