won't start - now what.....

[Christopher Creighton]

Hey Now, I went riding last night and found out that my turn signals don't flash. Worked on the bike today trying to troubleshoot, but am limited in my knowledge of electrics and the KLR. I read in a post a problem similar to mine, am wondering if it might not be a bad flasher? All the electrics work fine. The bike starts, the lights are on (headlight/tail light), the turn signals come on, but don't flash. I hear the flasher start to click, then the light just stays on. Is there a separate mechanism called a flasher ??? or Is this the flasher relay mentioned in the Clymer manual under the gas tank??? I thought I read in a post where the flasher was under the fairing, how do I check this? How do I check to see if the flasher relay is bad? I don't own a voltmeter (bad me) should I go out and buy one? What should I look for in a voltmeter for the KLR? TUVMIA for any assistance

[jokerloco9@aol.com]

Just go buy a new flasher. Take a look at it, and find the same part under the tank as per the Clymer manual. It is a $5 part, not worth the time to troubleshoot. Jeff A20 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

It seems like mine did that once and I think one of the wires was not in its plug good. Criswell Who is not an electrical genius either and stres with amazment at a DVD disc. --- Christopher Creighton wrote:

> Hey Now, > > I went riding last night and found out that my turn > signals don't flash. Worked on the bike > today trying to troubleshoot, but am limited in my > knowledge of electrics and the KLR. I > read in a post a problem similar to mine, am > wondering if it might not be a bad flasher? All > the electrics work fine. The bike starts, the lights > are on (headlight/tail light), the turn > signals come on, but don't flash. I hear the flasher > start to click, then the light just stays > on. > Is there a separate mechanism called a flasher ??? > or > Is this the flasher relay mentioned in the Clymer > manual under the gas tank??? > I thought I read in a post where the flasher was > under the fairing, how do I check this? > How do I check to see if the flasher relay is bad? > I don't own a voltmeter (bad me) should I go out and > buy one? What should I look for in a > voltmeter for the KLR? > TUVMIA for any assistance > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[Eric Lee Green]

Christopher Creighton wrote:

>Hey Now, > >I went riding last night and found out that my turn signals don't flash. Worked on the bike >today trying to troubleshoot, but am limited in my knowledge of electrics and the KLR. I >read in a post a problem similar to mine, am wondering if it might not be a bad flasher? All >the electrics work fine. The bike starts, the lights are on (headlight/tail light), the turn >signals come on, but don't flash. I hear the flasher start to click, then the light just stays >on. > >

Make sure that both the front and rear signals are on. Also make sure that the lamp in the dashboard comes on. If any of those bulbs goes out, not enough power is pulled through the flasher to make it flash. _E

[Pat Cunningham]

Here's what I did.... My turn signals were turning on once, staying on and not 'blinking'. I had the tank off anyway and followed the 'click' to the turn signal relay which is a square black block under the main frame bar. I noticed some rust on the contacts, so rubbed everything down with emery cloth, put some dielectric grease on them and tried again. It didn't fix the problem. So, took the black casing off the relay and observed how the thing worked. It looked like a electro-magnet was turned on casing a contact to be made which in turn shorted the magnet, turned it off springing the contact back which turned the magnet back on....again and again thus making the turn signal turn on and off. With a little pressure my finger allowed the system to function propery....somehow it was a little out off adjustment. I bent the contact a little closer to the magnet and this allowed it to function properly. I'd suggest opening it up, plugging it back in and just seeing how the thing works. I've dumped quite a bit of cash into my bike and just didn't feel like adding more to the bill. I'd never seen a turn signal relay before, had no idea how it worked etc., but it is a simple enough system to look at and get an idea how it works. Good Luck, hope I helped!!!

On Jan 15, 2006, at 5:17 PM, Christopher Creighton wrote: > Hey Now, > > I went riding last night and found out that my turn signals don't > flash. Worked on the bike > today trying to troubleshoot, but am limited in my knowledge of > electrics and the KLR. I > read in a post a problem similar to mine, am wondering if it might not > be a bad flasher? All > the electrics work fine. The bike starts, the lights are on > (headlight/tail light), the turn > signals come on, but don't flash. I hear the flasher start to click, > then the light just stays > on. > Is there a separate mechanism called a flasher ??? or > Is this the flasher relay mentioned in the Clymer manual under the gas > tank??? > I thought I read in a post where the flasher was under the fairing, > how do I check this? > How do I check to see if the flasher relay is bad? > I don't own a voltmeter (bad me) should I go out and buy one? What > should I look for in a > voltmeter for the KLR? > TUVMIA for any assistance > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[Chris Jennings]

Do both the back and the front come on and stay on at the same time? What does the dash light do? Christopher Creighton wrote:

>Hey Now, > >I went riding last night and found out that my turn signals don't flash. Worked on the bike >today trying to troubleshoot, but am limited in my knowledge of electrics and the KLR. I >read in a post a problem similar to mine, am wondering if it might not be a bad flasher? All >the electrics work fine. The bike starts, the lights are on (headlight/tail light), the turn >signals come on, but don't flash. I hear the flasher start to click, then the light just stays >on. >Is there a separate mechanism called a flasher ??? or >Is this the flasher relay mentioned in the Clymer manual under the gas tank??? >I thought I read in a post where the flasher was under the fairing, how do I check this? >How do I check to see if the flasher relay is bad? >I don't own a voltmeter (bad me) should I go out and buy one? What should I look for in a >voltmeter for the KLR? >TUVMIA for any assistance > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > >

[Chris Creighton]

Hey Now, Thanks to all who responded to help me out. I tried all the suggestions. I determined that the turn signal relay was sounding funny (lots of fast repeating clicks); took it off and cleaned the contacts and used some dielectric grease - no change; took the cover off of the relay and tried to clean internal contacts on the magnets - no change; tried to monkey with the magnet lever - no change, broke thin wire, relay really broke now ; went to local Kawasaki dealer and discussed getting part, found out it was 37 bucks with tax! Whew, thought I would just get the part number and order on line, felt guilty since the parts guy was so helpful, went ahead and ordered from the local dealer; got part last night and put it in with some more dielectric grease and IT WORKS! Thanks again for all the help. Really appreciate this group. --- Christopher Creighton wrote:

> Hey Now, > > I went riding last night and found out that my turn > signals don't flash. Worked on the bike > today trying to troubleshoot, but am limited in my > knowledge of electrics and the KLR. I > read in a post a problem similar to mine, am > wondering if it might not be a bad flasher? All > the electrics work fine. The bike starts, the lights > are on (headlight/tail light), the turn > signals come on, but don't flash. I hear the flasher > start to click, then the light just stays > on. > Is there a separate mechanism called a flasher ??? > or > Is this the flasher relay mentioned in the Clymer > manual under the gas tank??? > I thought I read in a post where the flasher was > under the fairing, how do I check this? > How do I check to see if the flasher relay is bad? > I don't own a voltmeter (bad me) should I go out and > buy one? What should I look for in a > voltmeter for the KLR? > TUVMIA for any assistance

-- Finest kind, Chris

[L.D.]

Thanks Mark - fuses check good and headlight works so I'll check the starter relay, ignition lockout, cdi next. Hope it's not the CDI. L.D. Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote: At 2:30 PM -0800 1/21/06, L.D. wrote:

>A16 KLR650 won't start. DS brother-in-law turned Sears dual power >charger to high and tried to start the bike while it was on the >charger ! > > Something "popped" (besides my temper I mean). Now the KLR won't >start/turn over even with a full battery charge. > > Regulator/rectifier tests good. > > What should I check next ?

Main fuse, starter relay and ignition lockout, CDI box. Does the headlight turn on? If so, that should rule out the fuse. Mark --------------------------------- Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]