Katana dies when shifted into gear...

[88Streetfighter]

I went out to ride my bike this morning and when i shifted it into gear it just died, and when i tried to start it in gear it wouldnt even turn over. any ideas why this might be?

[05RedKat600]

Bad kickstand switch.

[blitz2190]

You can bypass it very easily

[88Streetfighter]

My bike doesnt have one, I guess when i got it didnt come with one on it.

It was going into gear perfect then it rained now it dies everytime it gets put into gear.

[blitz2190]

They all have one most like been bypassed which means bad wiring somewhere rain leads me to believe a short

[acraze]

mine has been doing this also but I think my issue is within the clutch

[05RedKat600]

mine has been doing this also but I think my issue is within the clutch

Eh, nope. Hardly ever the clutch. Kickstand switch or possibly sidestand relay. Trust me.

My bike doesnt have one, I guess when i got it didnt come with one on it.

It was going into gear perfect then it rained now it dies everytime it gets put into gear.

Yup. Wiring got wet. Look down by the shifter, should be two wires spliced together. Those are shorting out somewhere or not connected.

[88Streetfighter]

Just went and looked, theres no wires by the shifter but there are these 2 wires by the clutch lever that got cut and are just bare wires now. could those be anything?

[05RedKat600]

Just went and looked, theres no wires by the shifter but there are these 2 wires by the clutch lever that got cut and are just bare wires now. could those be anything?

Yeah, connect those together with a waterproof splice of some sort. Typically that only affects the start circuit but take care of it anyway. If that doesn't fix it we need to track down those sidestand wires.

[88Streetfighter]

Yeah, connect those together with a waterproof splice of some sort. Typically that only affects the start circuit but take care of it anyway. If that doesn't fix it we need to track down those sidestand wires.

I connected them and still wont stay running when into gear.
and Im looking all around the shifter and kick stand there are no wires. I took some pictures to maybe better help u explain to me where to look, maybe im missing something.

[blitz2190]

i see nothin

[88Streetfighter]

i see nothin

Yeah those no wires anywhere so idk what to look for or how to fix what it is thats causing this or if it has something to do with my kickstand switch that i dont have haha.

[blitz2190]

as in no pictures

[88Streetfighter]

as in no pictures

Oh weird.... It shows up on my computer. ill try again.





can u see the pics?

[blitz2190]

well its not there also those two rubber lines with bolts in them shouldn't be plugged, next step would be to grab a wiring schematic and trace down when the stand connects to then bypass it the wiring diagram should be on here somewhere