When I turn my key, nothing happens!

[Adamhollick]

Hello,

My AJS Nac 12 won't work, it is only 6 months old, the battery has charge in it, I've visually looked at the wiring and it all seems fine.

Took the front of the bike apart to get to the ignition, it has in the bottom of the ignition, 4 wires that are soldered on, they are all connected fine.

The problem that I have is when I turn the key, nothing happens, no neutral light, the fuel gauge doesn't move, nothing!

Thanks, any advice would be great!

Adam.
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AJS Nac 12

[Clutchy]

You say the battery is fine? What's the voltage.


Are the battery connectors on properly and not corroded up?
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[andys675]

have you checked the fuse / fuses?
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[doggone]

It could be the main fuse, I wouldn't think it likely to be a problem in the ignition barrel unless someone had interfered with it trying to start or steal it.

Have you jump leads? (worth getting anyway)
See if you have signs of life connected to another vehicle.
See if you have signs of life with the battery earth(-) connected to a bright part of the bike.

[anthony_r6]

Kill switch?
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[Adamhollick]

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[anthony_r6]

[Adamhollick]

[/quote]My old bike wouldn't give me anything when the kill switch was on.

In regards to no power at all, I'd try check and see if there is power getting to the ignition, there is a permanent live you may be able to prod with a multimeter to check for voltage.

Is it no longer under warranty?[/quote]

Ah, yeah, this one gives full power just no ignition if the kill switch is on...

And, I was looking at doing that via YouTube. If there's power getting to the ignition, but not emitting from the ignition, then it's the ignition? Also, can you replace the top bit of the barrel without replacing the bottom? Because I don't wanna be soldering.

And it is not... It was near its milage. So I rung it in for its service, they booked it in 2 weeks away. I asked wether it was okay to go over my milage because I needed to get to work, they said yes, so I carried on riding my milage went up, quite a bit. :/

And when I took it in, they refused to give me my free service and therefore voided my warrantee. Sore subject.
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[BillyJ]

If you think it's the barrel then go and find the wiring diagram to figure out what connects to what when the key switch is turned.

Unplug the key barrel, stick some probes of a multimeter into whatever colours should connect when it's in the on position, turn the key, and see if there is ~0 Ohms of resistance or if you have a continuity meter it should beep showing the wires are then connected.

If it doesn't beep then the key switch/multimeter is faulty (more likely the key switch). Also if it doesn't beep try moving around the wires and wiggling the key to see if it's just a poor connection.

EDIT:

[Adamhollick]

[BillyJ]

[BillyJ]

Wiring diagram could be similar to these:

https://s574.photobucket.com/user/hmmmnz1/media/chinese%20bikes/gy125.jpg.html <<more likely this

https://s574.photobucket.com/user/hmmmnz1/media/chinese%20bikes/shinerayxy125.jpg.html
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[BillyJ]

[1cyl]

I will be surprised if there is anything wrong with the ignition/barrel at all, because it is just a switch, and its not as if the bikes been sat outside for 8 years. So long as the key turns cleanly, I recon the contacts behind it will be fine.

And thus the problem is elsewhere.

But I could be wrong.
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[anthony_r6]

There is more than likely 4 wires because there is a zener diode involved to stop people being able to hotwire it. It would look something like this. I did manage to get it started from this condition, but I wouldn't advise trying to get to this point. Look for the live wire and see if it's getting anything to the switch, and switch it to on and see if the other wires light up?

https://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g401/theeanfone/DSC_1810_zpsfd17643c.jpg
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Ted : "Maybe he's agoraphobic."
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[BillyJ]

[Adamhollick]

[anthony_r6]

Are you able to see the bit in my picture? Mine was attached to the barrel itself and I was only able to see this bit when I snapped it off.
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[Adamhollick]

Ignition
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