How do use a Multi Meter / YBR custom not starting

[Tracer1234]

Hi all, sorry, me again.

So, we now have a bit of life, and it is attempting to turn over.

We have error code 19 showing... basically there is a problem between the ignition and the ECU, but have very little idea of how to use a multi meter.

We have identified the wires we need to be testing, (black and white striped) but not really any clue how to use the multi for this job.

We are using this...

https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p98689?table=no

Any help would be amazing

Thank you very much in advance.
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Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[stinkwheel]

At a basic level, if you're using it to check for a broken wire or a short circuit in a wire, set it to measure resistance in ohms.

An open circuit will measure very high (infinately high), a wire with continuity will measure very low (similar to the reading you get if you touch the probes together).

So if there is a wire you want to test for continuity, disconnect both ends and put one probe on each end. If it reads very high, the wire is broken.

To check for a short circuit, disconnect both ends of the wire and put one probe on a piece of bare metal anywhere on the frame or engine or the battery negative. touch the other probe to each end of the wire in turn. It should read high, if it reads low, there is a short circuit.

There are other, more specific tests of the componants you could do but I'm not familiar with your bike.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Tracer1234]

[jakebrownbass]

If you're just looking for a break to start with, just bell it out.

Bottom right of the dial between 5-6 o'clock there's a picture of a diode.

Touch the prongs together and you get a beep.

Put one prong at the start of the wire, the other at the end. If you get a beep, you're good. If you don't there's a break.
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Hyosung GTR 125 ---> Suzuki GSXR 400R ---> Kawasaki 636 ---> Break ---> Kawasaki Versys 650

[stinkwheel]

High reading is the one it gets with the two probes held apart. Low reading is the one it gets with the probes touched together.

1 usually means 1 Megaohm, which is a high resistance. A low resistance is usually down near zero depending on the range of your meter.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.