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  1. thecreature8

    1980 GS450L not starting

    Holy cow, you've done it! I temporarily bypassed the clutch switch and she starts up every time without hesitation. I've had some trouble with the brake switch on the other side and I should have thought to check that but it didn't even cross my mind. Now I can start the bike without a...
  2. thecreature8

    1980 GS450L not starting

    Little update now that I've had a chance to look at this. When I touch the male end of the bullet connector to the battery connected terminal on the solenoid, it does crank. And hitting the starter does not appear to deliver any significant voltage on the female side. Could be a wiring issue...
  3. thecreature8

    1980 GS450L not starting

    Right, sorry. I was not clear on what I meant. I was only referring to the failure to idle after it starts...the solenoid still needs to be looked at for the issue with the starter button. I think I'm just trying to mentally break things into digestible chunks in my head.
  4. thecreature8

    1980 GS450L not starting

    Got it. Better to be safe than sorry and easy to do. Thank you!
  5. thecreature8

    1980 GS450L not starting

    I was using a screwdriver so maybe that was the problem :biggrin-new: That's how I've gotten it to turn over and start up and then immediately die...with that being the case, does that mean the issue (or part of it, anyhow) is after the solenoid?
  6. thecreature8

    1980 GS450L not starting

    That seems like a simple enough task but out of curiosity, if the hoses have been cleaned out well and don't show signs of significant aging or dry rot or anything, is there another reason they might need to be replaced? Would that gunk cause permanent damage that a cleaning won't fix?
  7. thecreature8

    1980 GS450L not starting

    It wasn't 100% before the tank project but definitely better than it is now. It would sometimes have a little trouble starting but the starter button worked and I could usually get it going. It is definitely worse than it was before I did that. I did not note whether the plugs were wet but I...
  8. thecreature8

    1980 GS450L not starting

    I'm having some trouble getting my 450 to start and I've reached the limits of my knowledge for where to look. To provide a little backstory, I removed the fuel tank at the end of 2023 to clean some of the rust out of it and coat the inside and ended up repainting the exterior...a project that...
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