Bike loses all power

RedRider2k2 · 09-10-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Smittie61984

We got looking through it and turns out hte problem is most likely the starter relay.

You beat me to it. Just make sure the relay is getting signal power when you thumb the starter button. Sometimes the contacts in the starter button itself can cause the problem. But I think you said your green neutral light dims when you push the starter button and the bike doesnt start. My money is on the relay for now.

Smittie61984 · 09-11-2010, 09:20 AM

Yeah, and to replace it is $95. Gonna check the ground and pray to the Honda gods that they spare me and allow me to tighten a bolt.

No Worries · 09-11-2010, 07:37 PM

On my old CBR, all the electric problems are with ground corrosion. And I have a steel frame. Aluminum frames are just as bad or worse. I ground my ground wire from the R/R (green/black wire on my bike) directly to the negative terminal of the battery. Mine also has a wire (red/white) from the R/R to the starter relay, so if the R/R doesn't have a good ground, it may not crank.

09-11-2010, 09:20 AM	#2
Smittie61984 I give Squids a bad name Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fly Over State Moto: 1996 CBR600 F3 (AKA the Flying Turd) Posts: 4,742	Yeah, and to replace it is $95. Gonna check the ground and pray to the Honda gods that they spare me and allow me to tighten a bolt. __________________ lifts - R.I.P.

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09-11-2010, 07:37 PM	#3
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	On my old CBR, all the electric problems are with ground corrosion. And I have a steel frame. Aluminum frames are just as bad or worse. I ground my ground wire from the R/R (green/black wire on my bike) directly to the negative terminal of the battery. Mine also has a wire (red/white) from the R/R to the starter relay, so if the R/R doesn't have a good ground, it may not crank.