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11-09-2005, 02:49 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Oct 2005
Bike: Suzuki Intruder 1400
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 7
|  Bike won't start - Desperate Bachelor Hello all - I'm a new rider and I just purchased a 97 1400 Intruder about two months ago. The bike only has 14,000 miles on it and is in mint condition (purchased from a friend). It had been running fine since I've had it - that is until I started making modifications -- new bags, new windshield, sissy bar removal, new seat (hasn't come in yet), etc. Even with the original seat being removed, it would still crank and run fine. That's the history... Now, as of last night, I can not get it to crank at all. I get lights, gauges, signal lights, etc. but it will not engage the starter at all. I don't even get a click sound. It just won't say anything. I've read several posts that suggest testing the starter. Also, I've seen suggestions that I may simply have disconnected something when I removed the seat - the thing is, it was running just fine even with the seat removed for the last two weeks. I have tested and charged the battery I have tried to make sure that all of the connections are okay I have checked the fuses My question is - how do you go about testing the starter? Please,,,pleeeaaase!!! Any help at all would be much appreciated. Bracchus |
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11-09-2005, 03:14 PM
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| Squirrel Target   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: Burgman 650 K3- 29,100 miles as of 10-20-08
Location: Dodge Co. Wisconsin
Posts: 663
| I don't have an Intruder but it sounds like, either the kill switch is on, or some other safety switch engaged. Kill switch, bumped on? Neutral Switch, is it in gear? Is there a Switch or Sensor for the clutch? Last edited by bat4255; 11-09-2005 at 04:13 PM. |
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11-09-2005, 05:18 PM
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| Sit speling cheker   Joined: Mar 2004
Bike: GSX-R 600 K1
Location: Northants,UK
Posts: 1,631
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__________________ Stevie C '02 Gixer 600 K1,Yellow and Black (fastest colour!  ), always beats red ones!!Why put off until tomorrow what you can get someone else to do for you today. | |
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11-09-2005, 08:04 PM
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| Wants Better Weather Joined: May 2004
Bike: '03 Marauder 800
Location: Harpers Ferry, WV
Posts: 665
| I never have liked all the things on bikes now to protect me from myself. I disconnect or bypass all of them I can.
__________________ "The great object is, that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun." - Thomas Jefferson |
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