Bike died mid ride.

[radek22]

Hi guys, hope everyone is doing well. My 1980 GS1100E died suddenly mid-ride last night. It has been running fine prior, has fuel and battery has been charged recently. It seems there's no power going to spark plugs and the starter button is not responsive at all, as if I turned kill switch off. Headlight and instruments seem fine. I suspect it might be fuse, likely the ignition one. Haven't had a chance to look at it though, as it was late and I left my bike at someone's garage and went home. Hope you can help me refresh my memory as to which type of fuse I would need to get, before I head out to retrieve my bike. Much thanks.

[timebombprod]

Hi guys, hope everyone is doing well. My 1980 GS1100E died suddenly mid-ride last night. It has been running fine prior, has fuel and battery has been charged recently. It seems there's no power going to spark plugs and the starter button is not responsive at all, as if I turned kill switch off. Headlight and instruments seem fine. I suspect it might be fuse, likely the ignition one. Haven't had a chance to look at it though, as it was late and I left my bike at someone's garage and went home. Hope you can help me refresh my memory as to which type of fuse I would need to get, before I head out to retrieve my bike. Much thanks.

prob not much help but did u make sure the clutch switch to use the starter is working.



also i belive its 10a for every fuse except the main one which is 15a, just pull the fusebox cover off it'll tell you, and actually there might be an extra fuse waiting to be used

this is ofcourse what it is on my gs650

[Rob S.]

How about a picture of the beast?

[radek22]

Sure GS1100E.jpg

[Redman]

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...................and the starter button is not responsive at all, as if I turned kill switch off. Headlight and instruments seem fine. . . . . . . . .

So know the Main fuse/power and Head and Instr fuse/power are okay. But could suspect the Ignition fuse.

Clutch swtich can prevent the starter button from doing anything, but will not kill the ignition.
Try wiggling the clutch lever while it is pulled in and finger on starterbutton, if that makes it go, then need to adjust the swtich,

1980 Gs used the "glass" fuses, not sure about the Es, but guess same.
Ignition fuse (and Head and Instr) will be 10 amp, so get some of those. (Main should be 15.)

[radek22]

also i belive its 10a for every fuse except the main one which is 15a, just pull the fusebox cover off it'll tell you, and actually there might be an extra fuse waiting to be used

Thank you!

[radek22]

Cheers Redman, got my replacement fuse already!

[RichDesmond]

May sure you try to start the bike as-is when you get back to it.
I had an 850 many years ago that would quit running when it got hot. An hour later it would be fine. Pretty sure (now) that it was electrical, but this was back when I knew nothing about working on bikes.