Fuse box location

[Lissa]

Ok, first lesson learned, always carry tools under the pillion seat!

The fuse for the starter is under the right hand infill panel, but you need an allen key to get that off.

[northwind]

Mine sits on top of the battery too without the retainer, as far as I'm concerned it does nothing but get in the way. I might still have it somewhere? I have the ECU under there too, and an auxiliary fusebox, loads of space for all of it.

Which makes me wonder, does your bike have the standard shock in? It's common with SVs to fit 636 and GSXR shocks, both of which have a top reservoir, and sometimes people relocate the battery upwards to accomodate which could reduce your space.

Also, the seat should sit on little rubber spacers, really there shouldn't be much if any movement of the base of the seat whenyou sit in it. Obviously the first thing to do is sort the wiring, but I'd be looking for a cause as well.

As Lissa says, the main fuse isn't under the seat, it's down the side of the bike, this is the only one that governs the starter.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by northwind

Mine sits on top of the battery too without the retainer, as far as I'm concerned it does nothing but get in the way.

+1

Mines got an oily rag round it to stop it rattling

If you've got sparks and such then you can either bodge it with insulation tape, or better still self amalgamating.

To do a proper job its time to get a soldering iron and some heatshrink.