Starting prolem after changing 'bars. - SV650.org

21-06-10, 01:56 PM

Hi all!
Yet another curvy problem here...
I have recently done a bar mod by way of which I have replaced the clipons on my 650S ('00) with proper bars to get a better position..
It shortly developed a strange problem.. It wouldn't always try to fire up when I press the starter button. It seems that opening/closing the starter circuit (the red on/off button) and trying a couple of times eventualy gets the job done and it fires up on the first time it actually attempts to.
Seems like there would be a loose contact somewhere, but I can't seem to find it.
I have rechecked the contacts around the controls, but they all seem fine...
There is no blown fuse, as then it wouldn't try firing up at all.

How would I go about checking if the clutch sensor says that it's fine to fire up?
Any ideas in general?

Sid Squid · 21-06-10, 08:41 PM

Clutch switch is the first place I'd look, as with anything that's been disturbed it's the obvious place to go back to, if you have a Curvy you can bypass the switch to obviate the problem - but don't forget the bike will now start in gear and lurch forward.

Dirty starter button contacts are not uncommon too.

23-06-10, 01:36 PM

Bridge the clutch switch to test if it's that. I usually just stick a bit of wire in the 2 female plugs.

21-06-10, 01:56 PM	#1
andreis Guest Posts: n/a	Starting prolem after changing 'bars. Hi all! Yet another curvy problem here... I have recently done a bar mod by way of which I have replaced the clipons on my 650S ('00) with proper bars to get a better position.. It shortly developed a strange problem.. It wouldn't always try to fire up when I press the starter button. It seems that opening/closing the starter circuit (the red on/off button) and trying a couple of times eventualy gets the job done and it fires up on the first time it actually attempts to. Seems like there would be a loose contact somewhere, but I can't seem to find it. I have rechecked the contacts around the controls, but they all seem fine... There is no blown fuse, as then it wouldn't try firing up at all. How would I go about checking if the clutch sensor says that it's fine to fire up? Any ideas in general?

21-06-10, 08:41 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Starting issue Clutch switch is the first place I'd look, as with anything that's been disturbed it's the obvious place to go back to, if you have a Curvy you can bypass the switch to obviate the problem - but don't forget the bike will now start in gear and lurch forward. Dirty starter button contacts are not uncommon too. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

23-06-10, 01:36 PM	#3
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Starting prolem after changing 'bars. Bridge the clutch switch to test if it's that. I usually just stick a bit of wire in the 2 female plugs.

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