A bit ago I posted about how, after a wreck, my starter switch wasn't doin' the do every time and that it seemed to be getting worse. Doing what any self-respecting guy would do, I totally disassembled the right side and hosed everything down with WD-40. Problem not solved.
Several totally cool SV members chimed in with help, including using contact cleaner (now why didn't I think of that? Must have been the beer), and - most presciently - checking the connections at the clutch and kickstand killswitches.
You guessed it, after cleaning and reassembling the right side, nothing was any better so I tried jiggling the clutch switch connection and - you guessed it - started right up. $0.95 worth of dielectric grease and now I have no problems.
Back when I had an old P.O.S. BMW 2002, the fan club had a saying - "when fixing anything mechanical, always think horses before zebras." Had I done so I would not have missed a few beautiful days of riding b/c my right handlebar was pulled apart.
To all who helped me solve my little problem - Gracias!
Several totally cool SV members chimed in with help, including using contact cleaner (now why didn't I think of that? Must have been the beer), and - most presciently - checking the connections at the clutch and kickstand killswitches.
You guessed it, after cleaning and reassembling the right side, nothing was any better so I tried jiggling the clutch switch connection and - you guessed it - started right up. $0.95 worth of dielectric grease and now I have no problems.
Back when I had an old P.O.S. BMW 2002, the fan club had a saying - "when fixing anything mechanical, always think horses before zebras." Had I done so I would not have missed a few beautiful days of riding b/c my right handlebar was pulled apart.
To all who helped me solve my little problem - Gracias!
