Charging System, Wiring, Lighting
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dlobby12
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by dlobby12 » Sat May 21, 2011 4:26 pm
i hooked up may starter button, and with the key on as soon as i touch it to the handlebars the starter fires
Whats up with that.
Thanks anybody
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jleewebb
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by jleewebb » Sat May 21, 2011 4:38 pm
The starter button works by grounding out the hot wire coming from the solenoid. so...the wire to your starter buttom is likely grounding even when button's not pushed. I used a puddle of "liquid electric tape" to solve same problem with mine. Hope this helps --Lee
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dlobby12
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by dlobby12 » Sat May 21, 2011 6:58 pm
Thanks for the info lee. I will give it a try.
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DeaneKY
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by DeaneKY » Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:47 am
This do the trick for you dlobby? I'm having the same problem after replacing a twisted set of bars. Hope this does it!
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Hippykid
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by Hippykid » Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:02 pm
I slid a piece of shrink wrap on mine and it did the trick-
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