Starting problem, Please help!

[ronc650]

Hello, I put new battery in. Turned the key the Bike nutral light came on but nothing else happened.

then a spark frome something near the batter box. Now nothing comes on or lights up.

I had some wires disconected and I think I put them in the right spots.

I don't have a manual. does anyone have wiring diagrams?

Thanks for you help in advance

[koolaid_kid]

It might help to know what kind of bike it is; model, year, displacement, etc.

[ronc650]

Sorry, 82 Gs650E

[Calvin Blackmore]

A flame?

got any residual burning smell?

maybe your lucky and a corroded fuse decided to die in a spectacular fashion.

[ronc650]

No flame. Just a quick spark like and no smell.

[Calvin Blackmore]

so lets assume everything is stable
dc the battery for now
,making sure you had connected the poles of the battery correctly.

check the fuses

old bikes are likely to have a nasty amount of corrosion.
you may be in for a bit of tedious cleaning work.

Bascliff's website has a manual for your bike I thibnk so take a look there.

got pics of this?

[ronc650]

I will DC battery, and check fuse's. I will take photos of it now and after i reconect to be sure they are the same. I am not sure if at some point i connected the battery reversed. could this have done it?

thanks for your help.

[koolaid_kid]

In case you don't have it, here is a link to BassCliff's website. He has your Service Manual in PDF format:

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

[ronc650]

Cool, thanks for the link.

I just looked amd the main fuse was bad. The nutral light and oil light now come on but nothis else works, no turn signals, head light, or starter.

[Calvin Blackmore]

hmm did yah check all the fuses?
and are you trying the switch in the correct psoitions?
The manual should have a directed troubleshooting guide to help you through this.

be cautious now as you may have a short circuit somehwhere you should look in the headlight buckets and so on
a cut or abraded wire wont go away without intervention.

[ronc650]

They rest of the fuses look ok but i will replace them tomorrow.

based on the wirring diag. the regulator/ rectifier where it connects to the frame was what sparked.

also I found a loose wire on the right side that comes out of the main harness. it has a washer type end. i think it may go on the right side of the starter relay.

I will try this and let you know.
Thanks

[ronc650]

found out that the 2 wires that connect to the tank controll the lights and starter.

the bike now turns over and the lights, turn signals, and horn work.

I still have one wire that is black with a white strip that comes out of the wire harnes on the starter side that has a washer type end.
i am not sure where it goes?
It is not the wire that goes to the right side of the starter is is already there.

Thanks to all for your help.

i have to look to see why it's not starting but I will put this in another post.