I have a 1982 KZ440 LTD


I went to start my bike last night after the first time I actually used the handlebar lock on it. And nothing, turned the key, no lights came on and pressed the button and obviously the starter wouldn't turn over. I thought it might be a dead battery but tested it and attempted to jump it and still no dice. I also looked around for loose or broken wires and didn't find any. Is there something inside the ignition area like a kill switch that prevents the bike from even turning on the electrical system that might be stuck after using the handlebar locks?

 

Have you checked the fuses? Is the bike in neutral and the kill switch turned to on?

 

Kill switch on the handlebars is turned on, and I'm not entirely sure where the fuse box is. This is my first bike.

 

Found a loose connection I hadn't seen before, I got it working. Thanks Dragone you led me in the right direction it was near the fuse box.

 

awesome. Congrats on the fix.

 

And another one! way to go Dragone

 

hahaha, just throwing ideas out there to help my brothas out.

 

Thought I had it fixed, then it died on me again, figured out that what I thought was a loose connection was NOT the problem, went back and screwed around and found a bad connection on the other side of the bike, cut out that connection and installed new connectors and NOW the bike is running fine, lol.

 

hahaha, congrats on the fix again!

 

Ahhh, (forum) membership has its privileges.

Good call, Drag.