Drum Roll..............................Nothing

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Drum Roll..............................Nothing

27 May 2010 20:10
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I changed the handle bars on my bike and with all back together I went to start it and..........nothing. Zilch. All plugs are together and battery has twelve volts, all lights work and I have 12 volts to the run/off switch. I tried to check voltage with the start button depressed but had a hard time making contact with meter probes............ Any ideas? The bike has never had a problem starting and before my tinkering worked fine.

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Re: Drum Roll..............................Nothing

27 May 2010 20:15
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Open up the switch pods on the handlebars looking for pinched wires or bad grounds. Checked inside the headlight housing for loose/disconnected wiring? Any fuses blown?
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Re: Drum Roll..............................Nothing

28 May 2010 03:59
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Does it turn over but not start, or nothing at all when you push the button?

If nothing at all, check the clutch safety switch (if you have one). I broke a wire on mine when I changed my bars over. I ended up bypassing it at the harness.
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Re: Drum Roll..............................Nothing

28 May 2010 05:46 - 28 May 2010 05:54
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Kill switch...

The same ignition switch output (brown conductor) feeds the lighting as well....

You have lights but no power/battery voltage being delivered to the starter/kill switch/coils.

Not sure of your Kawi but should be similar where the handle bar is normally chassis/battery ground potential....
With the kill/run switch activated, grounds out the power to the starter & coils....

For the KZ900 as example...
1976 KZ900-A4
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ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
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