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Help!! Bike Playing Dead
A week or two ago had an incident where bike wouldn't start...don't know why but in my frustration I messed with (slapped) the kill switch and the lights on the dash came back up and I was able to start and enjoy my 82 GS1100G.
Talked with my brother who has a similar bike and he indicated that he had an extra kill switch and he would bring it to me next time we got together.
Last Tuesday (17th) great day (80's) had been riding instead of driving and when it looked like it might rain in the afternoon I decided to take bike home and exchange it for car. When I tried to start her all I got was a barely audible click and all the dash lights went out (I should mention that the neutral light which has always worked was not on before or after the click). Took the kill switch apart checked it all out, put it back together...lights on (no neutral) same result barely audible click and lights out.
I decided that I would wait for the replacement kill switch and install that and see what happened.
Brother Rob brought me his kill switch on Wednesday and I had time this morning (Saturday) to install it. It was fun...took my time, methodical...replaced machine screws etc that were issues...
When I tried to start her same result...what do I do now???
I should mention that I have put the battery on charger and have no reason to believe that it is discharged although I have not directly tested it...also the dash lights (not the neutral light) tend to come back on (not every time) if I move the bike (don't know why or if this has anything to do with problem).
Have a Clymer Service manual for GS850-1100 Shaft Drive - 1979-1984 and have not found anything yet for me to hold on to...
Perhaps it is a starter or starter relay issue??
Is frustrating for me right now and do not really wish this misery on any sibling GSers but if anyone has experienced anything like this please share your insights...to tell the truth I think I enjoy working on the old girl almost as much as riding.
thanks for your help
Pete
Talked with my brother who has a similar bike and he indicated that he had an extra kill switch and he would bring it to me next time we got together.
Last Tuesday (17th) great day (80's) had been riding instead of driving and when it looked like it might rain in the afternoon I decided to take bike home and exchange it for car. When I tried to start her all I got was a barely audible click and all the dash lights went out (I should mention that the neutral light which has always worked was not on before or after the click). Took the kill switch apart checked it all out, put it back together...lights on (no neutral) same result barely audible click and lights out.
I decided that I would wait for the replacement kill switch and install that and see what happened.
Brother Rob brought me his kill switch on Wednesday and I had time this morning (Saturday) to install it. It was fun...took my time, methodical...replaced machine screws etc that were issues...
When I tried to start her same result...what do I do now???
I should mention that I have put the battery on charger and have no reason to believe that it is discharged although I have not directly tested it...also the dash lights (not the neutral light) tend to come back on (not every time) if I move the bike (don't know why or if this has anything to do with problem).
Have a Clymer Service manual for GS850-1100 Shaft Drive - 1979-1984 and have not found anything yet for me to hold on to...
Perhaps it is a starter or starter relay issue??
Is frustrating for me right now and do not really wish this misery on any sibling GSers but if anyone has experienced anything like this please share your insights...to tell the truth I think I enjoy working on the old girl almost as much as riding.
thanks for your help
Pete
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