I have been having intermittent starting problems with my big girl and have got this down to the clutch switch. New one now on order.
In the mean time I have been at times frustrated and tried twisting pushing and poking to get the ***** to engage, during all this i have come upon and issue that I need some help resolving.
If I have the bike in neutral, the side sand down and the clutch
then I turn the ignition off until I hear the fuel pump stop running
then turn off
then immediately depress the starter button (with my thumb not the story of my life) and turn the key on it will turn over and start
This means in some way the clutch switch has been bypassed, is this a factory programming cheat or just coincidence.
If anyone wants to test this on their bike and feedback the outcome I would appreciate.
But please make sure it is in neutral, I have not tried in in gear and if it fires in gear with the stand down things will get messy quickly.
If this is a general characteristic then it could be a great limp home fix
In the mean time I have been at times frustrated and tried twisting pushing and poking to get the ***** to engage, during all this i have come upon and issue that I need some help resolving.
If I have the bike in neutral, the side sand down and the clutch
then I turn the ignition off until I hear the fuel pump stop running
then turn off
then immediately depress the starter button (with my thumb not the story of my life) and turn the key on it will turn over and start
This means in some way the clutch switch has been bypassed, is this a factory programming cheat or just coincidence.
If anyone wants to test this on their bike and feedback the outcome I would appreciate.
But please make sure it is in neutral, I have not tried in in gear and if it fires in gear with the stand down things will get messy quickly.
If this is a general characteristic then it could be a great limp home fix