Hi everyone, wondering if anyone could help me please
This is my first post, of many probably.
Heres a not so brief description of what ive done to my bike.
Picked up a 83 Heritage on Monday, the bike hadn’t run for several years.
After cleaning a few electrical connections ( mainly inline fuses, which had been installed by previous owner ) i get power and all lights/horn/indicators etc work and get an excellent spark at both plugs.
Tried the started button and it just made a rapid clicking noise, tested the solenoid on another XS and that worked fine, so came to the conclusion it was the starter circuit cut off relay.
I done a little research and it seemed i could bypass the relay ?? So i got a lenght of wire with spade connections on each side and pulled the relay apart and used the two wires to link the two red wires going into the relay.
This seemed to work for a few presses of the starter and the engine turned over.
Then it stopped working and the orange headlight marker light on the dash went out too ( bulb is not blown, just doesn’t work anymore )
Now i have NO SPARK what have i done or cooked
Ps. All other electrics ( lights/indicators/ etc ) still work
Your help will be greatly appreciated
Thankyou
This is my first post, of many probably.
Heres a not so brief description of what ive done to my bike.
Picked up a 83 Heritage on Monday, the bike hadn’t run for several years.
After cleaning a few electrical connections ( mainly inline fuses, which had been installed by previous owner ) i get power and all lights/horn/indicators etc work and get an excellent spark at both plugs.
Tried the started button and it just made a rapid clicking noise, tested the solenoid on another XS and that worked fine, so came to the conclusion it was the starter circuit cut off relay.
I done a little research and it seemed i could bypass the relay ?? So i got a lenght of wire with spade connections on each side and pulled the relay apart and used the two wires to link the two red wires going into the relay.
This seemed to work for a few presses of the starter and the engine turned over.
Then it stopped working and the orange headlight marker light on the dash went out too ( bulb is not blown, just doesn’t work anymore )
Now i have NO SPARK what have i done or cooked
Ps. All other electrics ( lights/indicators/ etc ) still work
Your help will be greatly appreciated
Thankyou
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