newer bike question - mercury switch or something...?

[Anonymous]

Checked out an '01 gsxr1000 the other day that was in an accident. The accident was very minor - bike was hit in the back wheel while the owner was making a low speed turn. Bike went down and slid for a bit on the left side. The damage that i saw was very minor; just some rash on the left side, bent back wheel and the the alt. cover i guess it would be (left case) had a hole in the bottom of it from the slide. Everything seemed fine for the price the guy was asking but when i put the key in to see if everything was fine, it had no power at all. Dash didn't light up or anything. I had ridden my 700E over to check it out so I pulled the battery out of it and hooked it up thinking the bat. was dead from sitting for a month. Still no power at all. makes me wonder if it has a mercury switch or something that that kills all electric when the bike goes down. anyone know?

Thanks,
Trevor

[lhanscom]

There is a tip over switch in that bike. Not quite sure where it's at though, I've heard you should remove it if you're going to race one, so it doesn't cut out when putting a knee down.

[Anonymous]

do you know if that cuts all power? does it have to be reset manually? Guess I should call the dealer tomorrow.

Trevor

[lhanscom]

http://mototuneusa.com/gsxr_tip_over_switch.htm

This is all I know about it. Good luck.

[Billy Ricks]

Looks like an easy enough fix. Use the fact that it won't start to your advantage when negotiating then get it home and disable the switch. According to the website Luke posted you can't completely remove since it is linked to the bike's computer. Just fix the donut shaped part of the switch so it can't move.