Oups Did I toast something?

[zblip2]

Hi.
I went down in the garage to try to start my gs850g to see if it would start up. The battery was totally dead so I used the battery of my car using jumper cables. When I turned the key, everything light up as normal, and turn signals were blinking as usual. But when I hit the ignition button, instead of the starter going off, I heard a little ''tic'' sound and everything died. The starter never even engaged. And now, NOTHING! no lights no blinking... The bike is dead. Please tell me I blew a $1.50 fuse in there and I don't have to change someting costly

[makenzie71]

You don't have good contact from your jumper cables...either bad connection on the bike or the new battery or both. Wiggle the cables, your lights will come back on.

Either way, though, there's no replacement for a good charge on the bike's battery.

[zblip2]

You don't have good contact from your jumper cables...either bad connection on the bike or the new battery or both. Wiggle the cables, your lights will come back on.

Either way, though, there's no replacement for a good charge on the bike's battery.

Thanks for the comment but the problem isn't related to loose wireing. It has to do with the motorcycle dying the moment I hit the ignition button. Now all the lights are dead like if the main fuse blew or something... I already wiggled the wires.

[chef1366]

Did you check the fuses?

[Billy Ricks]

It's more than likely the fuse. You didn't start the car to jump the bike did you?

[zblip2]

I didn't check the fuse. Which fuse?

[Redman]

If every thing went out, well, then the Main fuse (the 15 amp one).

Oh, wait, you didnt say what year 850G (glass or plastic fuses), so maybe its not so obvious which one is the 15 amp. IF I remember right, the Main fuse is the next to the bottom one.

But check them all.

Further comment: No, I dont think you toasted something as a result of useing an automotive battery (battery alone, not with car running), well, that is, unless you had reverse polarity. But then again if it was reverse polarity it probably would have done the damage as soon as it was connected.

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[zblip2]

Well Thanks for the input.

Fortunately the car wasn't running. Today I'll open up the fuse box crossing my fingers I'll find a burnt fuse

[gustovh]

Check all battery grounds and make sure they are clean and go directly to the frame or engine and not through the funny battery box mounting sleave. No ground no nothing.
Vince

[duaneage]

Look for a yellow wire with green stripe that goes to the starter solenoid. If that wire is shorted it will pop the fuse when you hit the starter button. You may have inadvertently shorted it out or it could be touching something near the battery.