GSXR 600 electric start

dhev

Hi all,

I've got a problem with my bike and i'm hoping someone can help.

I've got a Suzuki GSXR600 K1. Lately the electric start button doesn't seem to be reliable. Kill switch is ON. Key turned on in ignition. Bike in Neutral. Clutch pulled in. Press the Start button and nothing (no sound, no nothing, was as if i hadn't even pushed the button). Bike starts eventually after several attempts with me turning everything off and back on. The most recent was the worst yet. Didn't think bike was going to start. After about 10 mins, gave up and put bike back in shed. (luckily, i was at home). When i was in the shed, gave it one last try and presto (worked). My only fear is that this will happen me when i'm not at home.

Anyone got any ideas what's wrong? Cheers in advance!

Fr Dougal

May sound obvious, but I assume the side stand is up?

If so, may be a faulty cut out switch on the side stand.

Edit: Actually that should not be a problem once the bike is in Neutral. Have you tried with choke on / off? If bike is cold, may need choke on. If bike is hot, choke may cause flooding...

Pigeon Reaper

sounds like a faulty switch. Get a multimeter with continuity tester and check the switches until you find the faulty one. The sidestand on the suzuki can be down but the clutch must be in. You can start the bike in gear once the clutch is in so I'd say it's the clutch switch or the starter switch.

Hotblack Desiato

Squirt a bit of WD40 into the ignition switch and into the handlebar switches and starter button, this will drive out any moisture or dirt. It's worth doing this once or twice every winter.

Pigeon Reaper

why didn't I think of WD40 first? If it were my bike it would be in bits at this point when some more intelligent person would point out why didn't I just use wd40.

dhev

Cheers lads for all the info. Will try the WD40 trick when i get a chance. Won't see the bike for another week, So hoping that works.

The Doktor

oops.. just posted bout wd40 in the other thread...
one thing, each time u wash the bike spray some Silicone oil into each switch (not wd40 as it evaporates) and it wont happen again...

bushy...

Not sure if its in K1s but this can cause it too:

In the loom there is a 3-legged device ( actually 2 diodes back to back) . Its small , about 1cm x 1cm x 4mm . To make it even more fun to find , it sits in a small socket and is covered in tape. Its on the loom roughly halfway back the seat.
It looks after part of the can't-ride-off-with-side-stand-down system.Anyway sometimes the legs of it corrode a little bit and can cause oddness like that

Pigeon Reaper

I've heard of that happening but if shouldn't prevent the bike starting if it's in neutral.