Got a little project tomorrow...

[hikermikem]

Rolled my Big Red out to go for a ride this evening (after it cooled down kinda) and..................... nothing. The starter didn't turn.

The only thing I messed with yesterday was I replaced a broken speedo cable. Looked quickly inside the headlight bucket but all looked OK.

Wanted to ride, so I crossed the starter solenoid posts with a screw driver & off she fired.

Gotta check that out tomorrow!

[hikermikem]

Fixed it !!!

Grabbed my mutli-meter, started at the battery and followed the 12V leads (O/W, G/Y, O) up through the connector under the tank, through both the starter button & kill switches, and then abruptly lost it on the G/Y lead coming from the starter switch where it heads back down through the tank connector to the starter solenoid.

I hadn’t noticed before, but a section of the connector lead from the handlebar switch was wrapped with black tape. Once the tape was unwrapped, a broken G/Y crimped connection appeared.

Easy fix, cleaned everything up & spliced the two ends back together, sealed it with a small piece of shrink tube, and all is well with the world.

[Nessism]

Damm Mike, you're good. Pulled out the wiring diagram, figured out what wires to trace, found the problem, fixed problem, done. Don't think I need to suggest cracking a beer to celebrate! Good work!

[hikermikem]

Damm Mike, you're good. Pulled out the wiring diagram, figured out what wires to trace, found the problem, fixed problem, done. Don't think I need to suggest cracking a beer to celebrate! Good work!

Ha, just lucky this time. And yes, there was a beer or two to celebrate my "job well done" moment...