That's pretty much the same symptoms I had, but not because of my clutch switch, my problem was the other side. The previous owner had cut the wires off the starter button so close that I couldn't see how it was originally wired up. I referred to my lying clymer manual and it told me to hook up the wrong wires. While it was hooked up wrong, it wouldn't start the bike, but it did what you're describing. My problem was obviously a circuit being shorted into another wrong circuit. You're most likely isn't the same since your's actually starts, but it sounds like you have a short somewhere along the line.
-Kyle On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Jay in So. Oregon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > In previous posts I have explained how my 1985 650 has some wierd > quirks. For example when I stop the bike (at a light ot stop sign or > whatever) it just dies. After thinking about it for a while I think > the clutch switch might have a lot to do with it. When I turn the key > on the neutral, tail light, and oil light all come on, if I pull the > clutch in (and hear that little click) those lights go off and the > headlight and taillight now come on. > My question is: > #1 Is this normal, does your bike do this too? > #2 Has anyone had a bad clutch switch before and what were your > symptoms? > > As always, thanks, Jay. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
