no electric power

[Motorcycle Mike]

Went to take the bike out Saturday and had no power at all. I thought since the bike had been sitting for a few weeks the battery was dead. So I pushed it back in the garage and hooked up the battery charger. Checked this morning and the charger indicates the battery is full so I turned on the key and......................nothing. No lights, speedo, horn, fuel pump, NOTHING!

It was running fine when I parked it. What do you think? Fuse? Which one? Or something else? TIA.

[etcswjoe]

Check the battery connections, fuse, and ignition switch.

[GeorgeS]

Find the main fuse, check that, if the Bat connections are OK.

[Motorcycle Mike]

Please tell me where the main fuse is.

I cant seem to locate it.

[Motorcycle Mike]

I finally found the main fuse. Its OK.

All fuses are good.

Battery read 9.5 volts.

As I said before, the bike was running fine when I parked it. Been sitting about a month.

No power at all.

[cecdoo]

Did ya check the kill switch:think:

 

Craig

[Motorcycle Mike]

Been there:whistling:

One of the first things I checked.

Thanks!

[dacheedah]

ignition switch, should be a thread on the bypass and that could be a way to test it.

[XV1100SE]

I have an '09 as well and all I got was "clicking" when I went to start it. Replaced the battery with a Deka AGM and fired right up.

If you are on the original battery.... its "expiry" date may have been reached. 9.5 v is too low I believe indicating one or more failed cells.

[Motorcycle Mike]

ignition switch, should be a thread on the bypass and that could be a way to test it.

I'm not sure what your telling me. Can you give me a little more detail please?

 

I have an '09 as well and all I got was "clicking" when I went to start it. Replaced the battery with a Deka AGM and fired right up.

If you are on the original battery.... its "expiry" date may have been reached. 9.5 v is too low I believe indicating one or more failed cells.

I'm starting to think it may be the battery. I just thought it should at least power the lights or speedo or something, even if it wont crank the bike.

[ragtop69gs]

I'm not sure what your telling me. Can you give me a little more detail please?

 

 

I'm starting to think it may be the battery. I just thought it should at least power the lights or speedo or something, even if it wont crank the bike.

 

Or maybe you were hit with a North Korean EMP attack !

[steamer]

My battery did the same thing, work fine one day, nothing at all the next. Put it on the charger, still nothing. New battery, been fine ever since.

[XV1100SE]

I'm starting to think it may be the battery. I just thought it should at least power the lights or speedo or something, even if it wont crank the bike.

 

I measured voltage on mine when my bike wouldn't start and had something like 11.4v. Less than that might not be enough to do anything.

[Motorcycle Mike]

Well, since the battery was only reading 9.5 volts I knew I needed a new battery anyway. So I bought one and installed it. Viola, I'm back on the road. Still cant believe NOTHING worked with a low battery.

A special thanks to Eck for the call and the tutorial and link on the switch bypass. I'll be doing that by weeks end.

Thanks to all!

[cecdoo]

Cool, glad to hear it was something simple:thumbsup:

 

Craig