[Rogee]

Guys n Gals

Finally managed to get the old teapot going but i noticed that one of the electrical components was gettin hot, the bike starts and runs (nothing that a tune won't fix) but as soon as i put the bike in gear it all goes away (lights engine etc) as if i had hit the kill switch, can anyone tell me if this is due to the hot electrical piece beign a knackard sidesatnd diode?

Cheers

Rogee

 

[spiderman]

Sounds like that could be the problem...
Haven't any details on the bike that your talking about so don't know if you can replace that component in isolation !!

 

[stevie c]

Not sure what bike you have,but I think alot of bikes have a microswitch so you cant set off with stand down,might just be full of crap.

Check the wiring to the stand,put a meter across the in and out,put the stand up and see if the signal changes.

Stevie C

 

[dirtyfingers]

Easy fix, follow the wire that goes from the switch at the top of your kick stand to its connector, unplug, then jump the two wires that go to the bike, not the ones to the switch. Youre done. You should replace that switch though, its a valuable saftey device.