Baci
Junior Member
Well my beloved FZ6 betrayed me last night. She must have known I was winterizing her for storage. I just washed it like I have done easily a dozen times before. Waxed her up and was taking her for a quick spin back to my garage. Low pressure hand wash, very careful. That is when I started hearing an odd sound. So I quickly pull over and heard the starter on constantly. Fiddled with the switch and turned it off. Decided I better pull into a proper car lot to troubleshoot. Didnt have any tools to pull the wire on the starter, but with the other weird issues I wasnt positive that was my only problem. Luckily a local motorcycle owner and his shop sponsored racer came to my rescue, they saw me on the side and offered to get me and my bike home. Thank goodness for random strangers. PAY IT FORWARD! :rockon:
I suspect the kill switch and starter switch are possibly bad. Are these linked in some manor?
The bike scared me a tad when it bucked as it started on its own, in gear with the kill switch turned to the off/no start position. This was happening randomly if the key was on. The starter would also not disengage if I could start it. The only way I could turn off the bike and stop the starter was to use the key(this is why I suspect the kill switch too). Now that the bike is back at my garage, it wont start. I just hear the fuel pump endlessly prime and if left long enough it will try to start.
So could water in the handlebar buttons cause this? I plan to check my wiring for the turn signals(just in case my solder job came undone). Then I will carefully open the switches up and see if they are damaged. Anyone have other suggestions?
Sounds similar to this guys issues, except my kill switch also isnt working it seems.
http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-...-starter-switch-mid-ride.html?highlight=short
I would love to discuss with anyone interested. Hopefully I am on the right track to find the problem. However I am no pro, so please chime in if you have suggestions.
I suspect the kill switch and starter switch are possibly bad. Are these linked in some manor?
The bike scared me a tad when it bucked as it started on its own, in gear with the kill switch turned to the off/no start position. This was happening randomly if the key was on. The starter would also not disengage if I could start it. The only way I could turn off the bike and stop the starter was to use the key(this is why I suspect the kill switch too). Now that the bike is back at my garage, it wont start. I just hear the fuel pump endlessly prime and if left long enough it will try to start.
So could water in the handlebar buttons cause this? I plan to check my wiring for the turn signals(just in case my solder job came undone). Then I will carefully open the switches up and see if they are damaged. Anyone have other suggestions?
Sounds similar to this guys issues, except my kill switch also isnt working it seems.
http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-...-starter-switch-mid-ride.html?highlight=short
I would love to discuss with anyone interested. Hopefully I am on the right track to find the problem. However I am no pro, so please chime in if you have suggestions.
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