Hey guys!
I'd like to ask for some advice, if possible.
Today I had an unfortunate issue with my 2001 Kat: I fired her up, and after 5-10 seconds she died - no lights, no ignition, nothing. When I turned the key off and on again, nothing happened - no lights on the gauges, no relay clicking, nothing.
That said, I've had a similar issue a couple of days ago - the bike wouldn't start at all (no lights on the cluster too), but I "fixed" it by turning the key back to "off", wiggling the key in the lock a bit, and turning the ignition on again, so I quickly forgot about the problem. This time, however, I gave up after turning the key back and forth for a 100 times with no result.
The lock was always kinda "funky" actually - you always have to find a "sweet spot" to actually be able to turn the key into the "on" and "lock" positions, otherwise it simply doesn't budge.
The way I see it, it's PROBABLY a mechanical issue with the lock, but since this time the bike died AFTER running for a few seconds, it could also be something electrical.
So how do you guys think, what should I check in the 1st place? Probably, the main switch fuse and the plug from the ignition lock to the wiring harness? If those are OK, what's my next best move?
P.S. The battery seems good (since I fired up the bike easily, before the issue happened), and the fuses in the underseat fuse box are also OK. Didn't check anything else yet.
I'd like to ask for some advice, if possible.
Today I had an unfortunate issue with my 2001 Kat: I fired her up, and after 5-10 seconds she died - no lights, no ignition, nothing. When I turned the key off and on again, nothing happened - no lights on the gauges, no relay clicking, nothing.
That said, I've had a similar issue a couple of days ago - the bike wouldn't start at all (no lights on the cluster too), but I "fixed" it by turning the key back to "off", wiggling the key in the lock a bit, and turning the ignition on again, so I quickly forgot about the problem. This time, however, I gave up after turning the key back and forth for a 100 times with no result.
The lock was always kinda "funky" actually - you always have to find a "sweet spot" to actually be able to turn the key into the "on" and "lock" positions, otherwise it simply doesn't budge.
The way I see it, it's PROBABLY a mechanical issue with the lock, but since this time the bike died AFTER running for a few seconds, it could also be something electrical.
So how do you guys think, what should I check in the 1st place? Probably, the main switch fuse and the plug from the ignition lock to the wiring harness? If those are OK, what's my next best move?
P.S. The battery seems good (since I fired up the bike easily, before the issue happened), and the fuses in the underseat fuse box are also OK. Didn't check anything else yet.
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