This is my first post on here... and it comes after reading as many of the related ones as I can...
I have a 2006 Katana. Had it for a year, my first bike, and Love her...
I'm pretty well rounded when it comes to knowledge of mechanics, and engineering and the concepts behind electrical work, however some of the specifics escape my skillset.
That being said, I've hit a wall...
I left my key in and lights on for an hour the other day and drained the battery. The next day I got it jumped by someone with a jump-pack... Not sure this matters, but I have a gut feeling its involved... He jumped to the negative terminal instead of just grounding to the frame. He also had to jump it twice, because he accidentally hit the kill switch shortly after it started up when he handed me the thing to sign. It hadn't charged the battery enough to start again on its own...
It rode fine that day. I took it for a two hour drive to MAKE sure the battery was fully recharged. It started okay a couple more times that day. The next morning it started okay... a little slow to catch, but rode fine. After 15minutes of freeway, I hit a stoplight. It cut out and hasn't started since.
I have gone through a clear troubleshooting path as follows:
Check continuity at every fuse - all fine
Checked continuity at the 30am main fuse - good
Checked continuity across my bypassed clutch safety switch at left handlebar. (It had gone bad about a year ago and I just jumped it)
Checked the continuity at the side stand switch. I couldn't get continuity across the switch, so I jumped it right at the switch itself. **Even if this is what caused it to cut out at the light... it dosent explain why it wouldn't start again in neutral. ** Now that switch is bypassed and should be fine.
I Then went to the starter relay and tested the DC voltage to the starter relay and got plenty of voltage then I get voltage to the prongs out of the starter relay leading to the red wires.
I double checked that the bike was in neutral and then tried jump from one red to the black/yellow one. nothing. I also tested directly from the battery to the black/yellow wire.
This last test, and the fact that I ran a length of wire from the positive terminal of the battery to the black wire that comes out of the starter relay and goes to the starter motor to no effect (other than lots of heat across the wire and sparks at the terminal) leads me to believe that the starter motor is bad. But that dosent explain why the bike died. or there is no click or ANYTHING at the relay?
I tested continuity at the starter button by disconnecting the harness and using the multimeter on the orange/white yellow/green wires. I got no continuity when the button was normal and continuity when depressing it to start...
I will say, that when it died, the starter button got really sticky... *felt* really odd...
I checked continuity at the kill switch when it FIRST happened... and it was fine. Continuity when in run mode and none when in kill setting...
This last time, I didnt get continuity when in run mode...
I've troubleshot the ignition switch and the gear position switch also..
I'm wondering if the Diode was fried during the jump... it seems like all of these errors are related to the safety interlock system... and that they are growing, even though the bike hasn't started... the lights turn on, and the headlights dim when I go to press the start button but thats it... not even a sound...
HELP...
I have a 2006 Katana. Had it for a year, my first bike, and Love her...
I'm pretty well rounded when it comes to knowledge of mechanics, and engineering and the concepts behind electrical work, however some of the specifics escape my skillset.
That being said, I've hit a wall...
I left my key in and lights on for an hour the other day and drained the battery. The next day I got it jumped by someone with a jump-pack... Not sure this matters, but I have a gut feeling its involved... He jumped to the negative terminal instead of just grounding to the frame. He also had to jump it twice, because he accidentally hit the kill switch shortly after it started up when he handed me the thing to sign. It hadn't charged the battery enough to start again on its own...
It rode fine that day. I took it for a two hour drive to MAKE sure the battery was fully recharged. It started okay a couple more times that day. The next morning it started okay... a little slow to catch, but rode fine. After 15minutes of freeway, I hit a stoplight. It cut out and hasn't started since.
I have gone through a clear troubleshooting path as follows:
Check continuity at every fuse - all fine
Checked continuity at the 30am main fuse - good
Checked continuity across my bypassed clutch safety switch at left handlebar. (It had gone bad about a year ago and I just jumped it)
Checked the continuity at the side stand switch. I couldn't get continuity across the switch, so I jumped it right at the switch itself. **Even if this is what caused it to cut out at the light... it dosent explain why it wouldn't start again in neutral. ** Now that switch is bypassed and should be fine.
I Then went to the starter relay and tested the DC voltage to the starter relay and got plenty of voltage then I get voltage to the prongs out of the starter relay leading to the red wires.
I double checked that the bike was in neutral and then tried jump from one red to the black/yellow one. nothing. I also tested directly from the battery to the black/yellow wire.
This last test, and the fact that I ran a length of wire from the positive terminal of the battery to the black wire that comes out of the starter relay and goes to the starter motor to no effect (other than lots of heat across the wire and sparks at the terminal) leads me to believe that the starter motor is bad. But that dosent explain why the bike died. or there is no click or ANYTHING at the relay?
I tested continuity at the starter button by disconnecting the harness and using the multimeter on the orange/white yellow/green wires. I got no continuity when the button was normal and continuity when depressing it to start...
I will say, that when it died, the starter button got really sticky... *felt* really odd...
I checked continuity at the kill switch when it FIRST happened... and it was fine. Continuity when in run mode and none when in kill setting...
This last time, I didnt get continuity when in run mode...
I've troubleshot the ignition switch and the gear position switch also..
I'm wondering if the Diode was fried during the jump... it seems like all of these errors are related to the safety interlock system... and that they are growing, even though the bike hasn't started... the lights turn on, and the headlights dim when I go to press the start button but thats it... not even a sound...
HELP...
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