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sudden isolated loss of power to ignition

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by DSwanson83, Oct 8, 2008.

  1. DSwanson83

    DSwanson83 New Member

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    Went on my first ride. Rode to a friend's house, got cut off by 2 people and seriously almost wrecked... no joke. Ran fine on the way over there. Then... well... had some "problems." The bike wouldn't start back up. It was like the kill switch was on.. no power at all to the starter. No turn over, no clicks, no nothing. Blinkers and lights and horn and neutral light and everything else worked fine, and it started fine when I popped the clutch while rolling down the driveway in second gear, so I was able to get home okay. When i got home, I found that everything worked fine when I tried to start it again.
    I went through and tried to think of all of the possible switches that could effectively kill the ignition and I thought of these:
    Kill switch
    Kick Stand
    Fuse
    Bad Wiring somewhere (could be anywhere)

    So my question is this: could a fuse problem cause an isolated ignition problem? Secondly: my guess is this is a stuck kick stand sensor. Can anyone advise me on how to fix the kick stand sensor?
     
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    tommyrhodes Member

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    if your bike is in gear I do not believe your bike will start. I know mine will not. Next time it happens make sure your in neutral. It's a nice safety feature that can be a real pain. My buddies harley has a bad starter relay. The only way he can get it to start is by removing his seat and tapping the relay with a screwdriver lol. Try that next time too lol
     
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    sounds like it could be narrowed down to somewhere between the start switch and solenoid. If you were able to pop start it I would think everything else is in working order.
     
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    RickCoMatic Well-Known Member

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    The Sidestand Switch could be responsible.
    Pull the two screws and keep the Activating Rod from bending.
    Remove the Rod from the Tunnel at the Pivot area.
    Clean the Tunnel out. Carb Cleaner or Brake Cleaner.

    Take the Book away from the Switch.
    Spray into Switch with Electronic Parts Cleaner.
    After cleaning out Switch -- spray Silicones or WD-40
    Polish-up section of Activating Rod extending into Sidestand's Tunnel.
    Lube.
    Test function observing Rod for possible binding.
     

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