Help with electric problems - SV650.org

31-01-05, 07:07 PM

Hi, after a little help. Just got my first bike at the weekend which is a 2001 SV650s. Riding home tonight, stopped to get petrol and when i restarted the bike i had no speedo, rev counter, rear lights, rear brake lights or dash lights.

All the cators still work and the front light works. The rear light comes on when i put the park lights on.

I know that this seems to points towards a fuse so i checked all of the fuses and they seem fine. I also don't think that one of the fuses control all of these things. I didn't check the main fuse as i assume if that went then the bike wouldn't start.

Any help would be appreciated.

embee · 31-01-05, 07:36 PM

Sounds like a fuse.

An issue which may be related with bikes of that age are 3 places where the wiring gets chafed.

Both screws which hold the rider's seat on are a shade too long and the wiring harness runs immediately behind and can get damaged.

Also under the pillion seat on the left side of the bike towards the rear the wiring runs round the edge of a bracket on the frame, and this too can chafe through.

01-02-05, 06:36 PM

Thank for that,

I gave it a look and also double checked the fuses but everything there is ok.

Any others ideas would be appreciated.

Sid Squid · 01-02-05, 07:13 PM

What bike is it?

01-02-05, 08:33 PM

It's an X plate SV650s

To make matters worse, i've just been out playing with it and just rechecked fuses and checked cables etc (did not disconnect anything though), went to start it which it did before, it started to turn over, made a clicking sound and now is dead. When i try to start it i get nothing all though the main fuse must be ok because the head light still works.

northwind · 01-02-05, 10:11 PM

The clicking sound is the starter failing to turn the engine because of a lack of power... Charge your battery and that should be fine at least. but not a good sign.

01-02-05, 10:38 PM

The starter motor doesn't even click anymore but the battery is charged as i put on my datatool charger on Sunday.

Could it be a problem with an earth or am i looking at something a lot more serious.

northwind · 01-02-05, 10:43 PM

Hmm. Out of my depth I'm afraid...

Biker Biggles · 01-02-05, 10:59 PM

I would check battery charge level again.If it has gone flat since sunday you have a charging fault~alternator,regulator or shagged battery.If it is still charged then you have a wiring fault as suggested in your other replies.You will probably need help sorting that.Did you buy it from a dealer?

01-02-05, 11:06 PM

Thanks for all the help and suggestions.

Unfortuntely i bought it private so i'll just have to try and get a garage to look at it.

31-01-05, 07:07 PM	#1
nickj Guest Posts: n/a	Help with electric problems Hi, after a little help. Just got my first bike at the weekend which is a 2001 SV650s. Riding home tonight, stopped to get petrol and when i restarted the bike i had no speedo, rev counter, rear lights, rear brake lights or dash lights. All the cators still work and the front light works. The rear light comes on when i put the park lights on. I know that this seems to points towards a fuse so i checked all of the fuses and they seem fine. I also don't think that one of the fuses control all of these things. I didn't check the main fuse as i assume if that went then the bike wouldn't start. Any help would be appreciated.

01-02-05, 07:13 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	What bike is it? __________________ 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"

01-02-05, 10:11 PM	#6
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	The clicking sound is the starter failing to turn the engine because of a lack of power... Charge your battery and that should be fine at least. but not a good sign. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

01-02-05, 10:43 PM	#8
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Hmm. Out of my depth I'm afraid... __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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31-01-05, 07:36 PM	#2
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,801	Sounds like a fuse. An issue which may be related with bikes of that age are 3 places where the wiring gets chafed. Both screws which hold the rider's seat on are a shade too long and the wiring harness runs immediately behind and can get damaged. Also under the pillion seat on the left side of the bike towards the rear the wiring runs round the edge of a bracket on the frame, and this too can chafe through.

01-02-05, 06:36 PM	#3
nickj Guest Posts: n/a	Thank for that, I gave it a look and also double checked the fuses but everything there is ok. Any others ideas would be appreciated.

01-02-05, 08:33 PM	#5
nickj Guest Posts: n/a	It's an X plate SV650s To make matters worse, i've just been out playing with it and just rechecked fuses and checked cables etc (did not disconnect anything though), went to start it which it did before, it started to turn over, made a clicking sound and now is dead. When i try to start it i get nothing all though the main fuse must be ok because the head light still works.

01-02-05, 10:38 PM	#7
nickj Guest Posts: n/a	The starter motor doesn't even click anymore but the battery is charged as i put on my datatool charger on Sunday. Could it be a problem with an earth or am i looking at something a lot more serious.

01-02-05, 10:59 PM	#9
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,070	I would check battery charge level again.If it has gone flat since sunday you have a charging fault~alternator,regulator or shagged battery.If it is still charged then you have a wiring fault as suggested in your other replies.You will probably need help sorting that.Did you buy it from a dealer?

01-02-05, 11:06 PM	#10
nickj Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Unfortuntely i bought it private so i'll just have to try and get a garage to look at it.