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Aftermarket Starter Button

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OK, I still cannot find the problem with my son's GS650! It was blowing main fuses as soon as you put them in, without even turning the key on! I took off the switch on the bars to check for shorts, bare wires, etc...found none. Replaced the switch with a new one, but the starter doesn't work. I can start the bike by using a screwdriver and touching the connections on the solenoid. The bike fires right up and runs fine then. So, can I just get an aftermarket starter button and wire it directly to the solenoid, one wire on the positive, one wire on the negative, and then mount it somewhere on the bike to use as a starter? I tried buying a starter switch from an auto parts store yesterday,, and hooking it up like this, but as soon as I tried connecting the second wire to the solenoid, it started to turn the bike over as soon as I touched the wire to it.Should not the starter switch keep that from happening? Seems like it shouldn't start until you push the button? I'm out of ideas.....help?
 
check a wire diagram and make sure the wires for switch are going to the correct connectors on the wire harness.
 
Sounds like you are trying to bypass to many safety checks with a starter like that.

To me it sounds like it may not even be the starter button thats giving you issues, do you have a tester to track the wiring diagram and see where the issue is?

Perhaps a good spot to check is the other side of the bar and the clutch lever, mine had a lot of corrosion in the contact the connects the circuit when you pull the clutch in. Just be careful when you unscrew it as the spring and contact will want to fall out to the ground.

Basically just start with the simplest things first and try to trace the entire path of electricity from the battery to the starter, not just the starter button.
 
You don't have to pull the clutch in to start the bike on this model.
 
what year is it?

Cause I have an 83 650GL and that is part of the wiring order and you need it pulled in to start.
 
It's an '83 too, and it's a GS650 GL. Starts right up without pulling the clutch in....always has. Anyway, it's at the dealer now, took it there this afternoon, I just got tired of trying to figure it out. Thanks for all the help! This is a great forum with GREAT people! \\:D/
 
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