SV1000 failiing to start

Originally Posted by jambo

Well excluding the possibility of a trapped dolphin, once you're certain the battery is charged, put it in and try to start the bike. Hopefully it won't work as an intermittent fault's harder to identify. I would trace the positive lead from the battery terminal to the starter motor relay. Pull the plug out of that (I believe it's a 4 way plug) and check the connectors are all ok, sometimes they snap. Also check that both battery terminals and the terminals on the starter relay are all on tight (being careful not to short the connectors to the frame if the battery's in). Also check the connection to the starter is tight.

After that it's down to looking for chafed wires and dodgy contacts.

Jambo

+1. Also trace the thick orange wire from the fusebox to the dash area, and also from the fuse box to the ignition switch.

If it doesn't start, remove fuse 4 & get a multi-meter on the connections. Chances are that'll be dead. If so, follow the Orange/Grey to the indicator relay & check there for continuity.

Also, check the red wires from the fuse box, as these come from the master fuse.

Simply check as well is battery terminals, but that should be sorted if you remove the battery to charge it.

Also have a look and the ground connections from the battery.