I'm a newbie here. Been meaning to get a bike for years and finally took the plunge this summer (at the age of 36!) and got myself an '05 DT125re. Riding round the streets of London and dying to get out into the country!
Unfortunately it's developed a problem i can't fathom out and can't get it to the garage without paying for a van so if any of you with knowledgable heads can help i'd be most grateful.
After a weekend left out in the rain I struggled to start the bike and had to bump it. Got it started and rode it 100 yards before it stalled. I had no more problems starting now but it dies as soon as i put it into gear. Thought it might be the clutch but if I run the bike along the road and knock it into 1st whilst moving, it still dies. Simply dies, not lurches or anything.
I'm stumped - could it be the side stand kill switch or would that just mean it wouldn't start at all? Could it be a carb/fuel issue - but again, would it run at all?
sounds like the side stand. Unplug it and try putting in gear, unless its a normally closed switch in which case connect the ends together and try again. Just been though all this with an ntv650 clutch switch ..and by the way hi and welcome.
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Trace wire up behind left side panel and find where it joins the loom, make up a short jumper or bridge wire and unplug the switch (usually 2 wires into 1 connector) and then bridge the circuit with the wire. If the bike runs then you need either a new switch or to run without it....
This is a cautionary tale. Work in the daylight and you can see far more!!!
Just followed the wire back from the switch and up... Lo and behold, tucked in behind the fuel valve is a blue plug that had come apart where the switch connects back to the loom.
Now just to get my rear indicators and front brake light connected up...
Thanks again for your help. I should have my bike legal and running just in time for the first ground frost!
-- Edited by foundafiver on Wednesday 17th of November 2010 03:15:29 PM
