First of all, the battery's fully charged and the fuses are all good.
Now, ever since I got the bike I wondered if this was normal: when I turn the key, the headlight doesn't come on. After giving it one good crank, however, the headlight would pop on without fail. I figured it was a relay of some sort to save power...? Is this normal?
So anyway here's my problem. I was riding the other day and the neutral light stopped coming on when the bike was put in neutral. I drove it home, shut it off, and forgot about it. When I came back the next day it wouldn't start. I would crank it over and over and the headlight would never come on. I checked the fuses, charged the battery, and tried again, to no avail.
I figure the problem must be the ignition switch, the killswitch or the mystery relay that affects the headlight, but I can't be sure.
Also I should mention, and this is pretty embarassing; I left the bike out in the rain about a week or so before this started happening, which I imagine must be the cluprit...
Thanks for the help!
edit: Also want to mention that I have a service manual on-hand, but at this point I'm wondering if my wiring still is original, which is why I'm asking to find out if the headlight business is the norm or not.
Now, ever since I got the bike I wondered if this was normal: when I turn the key, the headlight doesn't come on. After giving it one good crank, however, the headlight would pop on without fail. I figured it was a relay of some sort to save power...? Is this normal?
So anyway here's my problem. I was riding the other day and the neutral light stopped coming on when the bike was put in neutral. I drove it home, shut it off, and forgot about it. When I came back the next day it wouldn't start. I would crank it over and over and the headlight would never come on. I checked the fuses, charged the battery, and tried again, to no avail.
I figure the problem must be the ignition switch, the killswitch or the mystery relay that affects the headlight, but I can't be sure.
Also I should mention, and this is pretty embarassing; I left the bike out in the rain about a week or so before this started happening, which I imagine must be the cluprit...
Thanks for the help!
edit: Also want to mention that I have a service manual on-hand, but at this point I'm wondering if my wiring still is original, which is why I'm asking to find out if the headlight business is the norm or not.