electrical problems

[zx4rburn]

my bike was sat out in that bad weather we had last week whislst at wrk and got very wet, now wen it is running i cant put any lights on as it kills the engine?? indicators, brake light or jst lights in general!! sumtimes it wil not start either jst a clicking noise from the junction box!! any ideas wot it could be?? cheers steve

[RedexRobB]

Clicking noise sounds like i duff battery. Personally i would get a day off work, strip the bodywork so you can get to all the wiring connectors and take everyone apart to make sure theres no water in there. Also get the switch gear apart and see if theres water in there. Might wanna check the fuse box too, headlight fuse may have blown.

[zx4rburn]

yea already done that been dryin everyfin out with a heat gun!! non of the fuses r gone and the battery aint flat either because sumtimes it starts!! good job i av got this week off wrk then!! it is stripd dwn 2 nothing at the moment so u think i shud jst check all conections????

[masterofinsanity]

check your earths havent corroded.

[rene]

if your sure the battary is fine get the bike started and check the voltage over the battary while its running.

rev the bike a bit if it goes over 16v ish then your rectifer is gone

[zx4rburn]

try the battery and wen its running its at about 14 and a half!!! also now somtimes it wil not even start it wil jst keep turning over!!! and wen it does start jst cuts out random and then starts fine again??? could it hav something 2 do with the main ignition switch?? :smt013

[RedexRobB]

The headlight problem sounds liek what Leanne_zxr had, she never did get to the bottom of what the cause was.

If you have a multimeter which i think you have actually, trace back the headlight wiring till you get a voltage. Might have gotten water in the carbs maybe?

[zx4rburn]

do you think that there could be jst 1 split wire in the loom that is earthing everything out wen i turn any kind of light on???

its goin in the bin if i cant sort it soon!!!!! :smt013 :smt013

[RedexRobB]

Possibly, best way to find out is check it all and see mate.

[kion]

i had simualar signs, and i had water on my battery connection, undo the screws and check theres no water there.

[zx4rburn]

had the multimeter on the battery today when it was running and the voltage was jumpin frm like 15 upto sumtime even 19 i no thats isnt right so what could be causing this?? its like the bike has power surge and it kills everything wen its running alot af backfiring if u try 2 keep it running!!!

[carsounds_dan]

new regulator is what you need. It lives just infront of the battery (engine side).. ams would be a good place to start looking as its a pretty common thing on them.
cheers
dan

[zx4rburn]

cheers mate jst bought 1 so hopefully that shud sort the problem!!!

[zx4rburn]

wel a new regulator hasnt sorted it sooooooooo i hav no idea nw!!!! :smt013 :smt013 :smt013

[tomzxr400]

hi mate when its not starting are the ignition lights on does it turn over? also i would clean the battery earth with wire wool and grease it and same with the bullet conecter earth~(yellow and black) near the battery if it still doesnt help then get your multi meter and test the head light relay or junction box then move on to the handle bar switches till you find it