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minimad117
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PostPosted: 10:45 - 19 Mar 2014    Post subject: Suzuki Marauder 125 2003 will not start Reply with quote
I have been repairing my bike for some time now.

The other day I started it and it started to sound groggy and it backfired and just died. Since then I have no neutral light, no response from the started motor and no spark. But I do still have indicators and headlight and brake lights and all work perfectly well. When the starter button is pressed there is no dimming of lights.

I have checked The continuity of the wires and checked everything apart from the CDU I think its called, the neutral switch And the neutral light. Could one of these be the culprit to issue?

Kind regards
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stirlinggaz
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PostPosted: 22:40 - 19 Mar 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
hi,
erm.....what state is the battery in? (a multi-meter is your friend in this situation)
cheers,
GAZ
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minimad117
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PostPosted: 09:58 - 20 Mar 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Battery is in good health, basically new I have one of those and I can't seem to find any issue with anything. Could it be the neutral bulb that's stopping it??
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Teflon-Mike
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PostPosted: 10:22 - 20 Mar 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
minimad117 wrote:
Battery is in good health, basically new I have one of those and I can't seem to find any issue with anything. Could it be the neutral bulb that's stopping it??


The neutral bulb... if there is an inhibitor circuit, then the starter and or ignition may be isolated by the bike not being in neutral, the side stand being down and or the clutch, or precicely the clutch switch, not un-inhibiting it.

So, potentially... have you got a circuit diagram?

If so, does it show inhibit circuits?

Neutral lamp often swwitched on on the earth side by contact on the selector shaft; if bulb blown, then circuit wont be made, inhibitor could read that as bike in gear... but usually over ridden by switch on clutch lever if pulled in.

You say you did 'other work'... did that perchance include taking anything off the handlebars?

Check the kill switch; check the wires to the clutch micro-switch; try pulling clutch in and presing starter, with the side stand up.

Do the simple, most do-able checks first, then report.

No solenoid click would suggest its likely an inhibitor... you could try by-passing that to see if the starter will engage...

And may sound daft, but when you say you have no sparks, how did you check?

Not unheard of for folk to take plug out and leave it dangling on the HT lead and not get any sparks as metal body of plug has no earth connection, or similar.
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minimad117
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PostPosted: 20:37 - 01 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Issue has been found, the neutral switch has gone fizzle and bang so gotta spend 80 quid on a new one. Thanks for all the help


Much appreciated Very Happy
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