The musings of a cantankerous over the hill greasemonkey who, though already old, is rather old for his age. I'll bust greasy knuckles out in the garage or argue politics with anyone who will stand for it....



Sunday, April 10, 2011

Who can help a Luddite with Honda Wiring?

Can anybody guide through the haze on this goofy honda. I believe it's a 1978 Twinstar 185. I have a new battery in it (6V). I have absolutely nothing working. If I jump over the lugs with a screwdriver on the solenoid the starter rolls, but that's it. No lights, no horn, no turn signal, no ignition. Is there a master fuse in here I'm not finding? Last year I took apart all the conections I could find to clean and reassemble. No change. My neighbor wants his bike back that I told him I would fix two years ago.... ;^}




4 comments:

  1. are ya gettin juice to and from ignition switch...check power to and from kill switch too,they'll shut down whole shootin match if dirty.

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  2. Thanks, Big. I thought I had checked them once last year but I am going to pull it apart again...

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  3. Good call, BC! Switch is gunked up with pig dust. Terry found me a replacement over at Clint's shop. Still haven't had time to get it to fire but I have a spark now...

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  4. This guy has lots of good electrical stuff for older Jap bikes, http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/ and some good reference material

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