So, it was sunny and warm a week or two ago and I hadn't ridden Maggie for a while so I decided to blow out the cobwebs on her...literally. I charge up the battery overnight to make sure and checked the fluids and tires. The lights go on when I turn the key to ignition and hit the 'run' button. Clutch in and make sure the 'neutral' light is good...hit the starter button!

'Click'...and the lights all go out.

I've checked the fuse box and the 30amp fuse on the starter solenoid and all are intact. Now I'm fishing for input/ideas on what else could have tripped/shorted that caused the entire electrical system to die. It's wet out now so I am not in a big hurry to fix the bike but I'd still like to get her running again.

 

Make sure you have good connections at the battery, neg and pos. I have seen this issue before on other vehicles

 

Yeah, I went over the ends that connect to the terminals with a brass brush to clean them but I haven't figured out how to clean the numerous plugs and their contacts. It just seems like I'm missing a short somewhere and I don't have the proper meters and continuity testers...not to mention the patients to test the entire harness.