EaZ8
Well-known member
having issues with a 2000 roadstar 1600 - carbed.
bike fires up and runs perfect, as soon as you put it in gear she shuts off as if you hit the kill switch.
troubleshooting done so far :
- unplugged kickstand sensor, issue continues.
- unplugged clutch sensor, issue continues.
- found out that the kickstand sensor needs to be jumped, touched the 2 prongs together, issue continues.
- replaced the safety switch relay (relay for kill switch, kickstand sensor, clutch sensor) issue continues. reason we replaced it was during our testing i flicked it a couple times and all of a sudden the bike worked so i assumed the relay was jammed and that was the issue but apparently not.
so, the issue started when the bike was bottomed out while going about 80km, it ran for about 500 meters then stalled out.
after flicking the relay and it worked bike was ridden about 50 km to work then half way home when the bike bottomed out again and shut off.
im really thinking that it is the kickstand sensor, there is really nothing else on the bottom of the bike that i can tell could have been damaged.
so for testing the kickstand sensor/switch im thinking i can tone it with a volt meter. it beeps when the circuit is complete and doesn't when its open...but does anyone know if this is how the kickstand switch actually works?
i think that when i tried to jump/bypass the kickstand it wasnt a good enough connection.
bike fires up and runs perfect, as soon as you put it in gear she shuts off as if you hit the kill switch.
troubleshooting done so far :
- unplugged kickstand sensor, issue continues.
- unplugged clutch sensor, issue continues.
- found out that the kickstand sensor needs to be jumped, touched the 2 prongs together, issue continues.
- replaced the safety switch relay (relay for kill switch, kickstand sensor, clutch sensor) issue continues. reason we replaced it was during our testing i flicked it a couple times and all of a sudden the bike worked so i assumed the relay was jammed and that was the issue but apparently not.
so, the issue started when the bike was bottomed out while going about 80km, it ran for about 500 meters then stalled out.
after flicking the relay and it worked bike was ridden about 50 km to work then half way home when the bike bottomed out again and shut off.
im really thinking that it is the kickstand sensor, there is really nothing else on the bottom of the bike that i can tell could have been damaged.
so for testing the kickstand sensor/switch im thinking i can tone it with a volt meter. it beeps when the circuit is complete and doesn't when its open...but does anyone know if this is how the kickstand switch actually works?
i think that when i tried to jump/bypass the kickstand it wasnt a good enough connection.