Bike is a 78 GS1000E, that has been sitting for about2 years. Thus PO burned up the battery and didn't mess with it again. But he must have run into another problem. Got the bike started and with a lot of gasping and missing it finally started to run smooth. When it happened.
I turned off the key and the bike kept running. Turned off the key and the bike kept running. Hit the kill switch and it went off. Turned the key off. Turn the key back on and hit the starter button and nothing happens. Nothing no lights, horn starter button nothing. Turn the key off again. Is the selinoid stuck, jump the selinoid, engine cranks. Turn on the key it fires up again. Turn it off with the key and off she goes. Ok, turn the key back on get a neutral light, Hit the starter button, she starts, get a puff of smoke from the fuse box area. main fuse is ok, but the connector is hot and melted the plastic and the solder so the wire jumps out the hole on the connector. Jump the maid fuse wires together, get lights and starter button works. Turn off the key and everything seems fine. Now I gotta reconstruct a new fuse box (wanna use the new blade type fuses) and I'm still wondering where this came from. BTW it's been sitting in not the best of conditions. damp, wet, leaky warehouse.
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