I have no spark ( katana kart)

[frasierraheen]

Trying to start my go-kart and I have no spark , the motor ran when it was on the bike but the ignition was busted and i had to use a screw driver , took it a part for my project and add some switches (kill,start and power i have four wires left black, orange, brown and gray. Study the manual and nothing . I think their something in the ignition that relays to the cdi for it to crank it turns over and gas vapor come out the exhaust .Pls help

[dieselguy65]

dude, you cannot run it like that with that exhaust, you are going to ruin the valves, ask any expert on here, ROFLMAO I had to throw that in there, but it looks like a mean kart! what size engine?

[frasierraheen]

I'm doing a build crank and run before I finish. its a
600

[kevin2502000]

HOLY SHIAT, I feel sorry for that one lone disc brake. Are you using the wiring harness? Make sure you have a battery and everything is grounded appropriately.

[coolasice]

where's the battery?

[frasierraheen]

does anyone know how to trick the ignition

pls help I don't want to finish if I can't crank it

[kevin2502000]

You haven't answered the question about the battery or wiring harness.

[frasierraheen]

it's there

I'm using the stock bike harness.
And the batts there I just took it out while I was welding . so does anyone have any other ideas, I checked the gounding and its good. Do these bikes have a tip over sensor?

[kevin2502000]

No tip over sensor, what about kill switch and side stand switch?

[frasierraheen]

good

There both good. I checked the coils and grounded the spark plug and no spark

[kevin2502000]

Did it run before you put it in the go cart? Pick up sensors, cdi, bad connections, kill switch and even the ignition key, hmmmmmmm, there is something about the posts that have a theft lock that if you take it apart or something it prevents it from starting. Whats the status on the ignition switch?

[1990gsx 600]

dude let me start by saying thats a bad *** go cart.....second im guessing that your motor is a 98+ cuz its silver so here is a replacement ignition switch http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/produ...gnition-switch
second were the hell is the fuel tank gonna go???? these bikes are gravity feed

[1100Kat]

Ridiculous project. Hope you can get it running. is that really where your mounting your exhaust?

[Astro4x4]

Did it run before you put it in the go cart? Pick up sensors, cdi, bad connections, kill switch and even the ignition key, hmmmmmmm, there is something about the posts that have a theft lock that if you take it apart or something it prevents it from starting. Whats the status on the ignition switch?

Ya, I thought I had read something once upon a time about a resistor or something in the ignition switch, but not too sure as there isn't anything on wiring diagram.

I see it like this from my manual for 98+ Kat - you should have the orange/red wire hooked up to a switch with the black/white wire on other side of switch. Then you should have the red wire on a switch with the orange wire on the other side of it. The grey and brown look like they are needed for lighting only so you shouldn't need hooked to switch, but if you did, they would be on same switch.

That looks like a badazz project I want to see some smoking rubber !!!

P.S. you're going to have to rejet the carbs with those pods on it, it will run like azz if ya don't, heck I'd bet you'll be lucky if it idles.

[paul.miner]

That is awesome!

If it cranks but you don't get a spark, then you're probably looking at a problem with the CDI/pickup/etc, not the switches (ignition requires sidestand/neutral/run switch, starter requires all those switches plus start and clutch switch).