Can a bad neutral safety switch cause a motorcycle not to start?
If the connections to the neutral switch are not good, you will not be able to start the bike. You may also have a bad neutral switch. They do eventually wear out.
How do you test a motorcycle neutral switch?
Assuming the switch switches the single terminal to ground you can test it with a multimeter/ohmmeter/continuity tester. Test between the switch’s terminal and the engine casing (ground). It should connect when and only when in neutral. You could remove it for testing but your oil will probably all drain out.
Where is the neutral wire on a motorcycle?
The neutral gear on a motorcycle can be found by first shifting down all the way down to the first gear and then slight upshift of the gear shifter to reach the neutral.
What to do when your neutral light is not showing?
Get the wires off the neutral switch with long nose pliers, and jump them together with wire and alligator clips, or something fabricated. Turn on the key, if you get your green light it’s the neutral switch gone bad. Don’t be a moron like me and try to jump the wires with a test light.
How do you fix a bad neutral switch?
Turn on the key, if you get your green light it’s the neutral switch gone bad. Don’t be a moron like me and try to jump the wires with a test light. That won’t work. Keeping the wires jumped will get you a green light all the time.
Why does my Honda neutral light not come on?
The green neutral light will not come on and therefore it will not crank. I got it to crank by pulling on the manual cord but it will not start. The neutral light will not light up. I cant even get it to start up by pulling the cord on it. It is in neutral. Any Suggestions will be appreciated.
Where is the neutral light on a Honda Foreman?
Thanks Alot. Check to make sure the wire is plugged onto the nuetral switch. If the nuetral lite doesn’t come on, the machine won’t start w/ the electric start. The neutral/reverse switch is inside the alternator cover (at the rear of the engine) ..
Get the wires off the neutral switch with long nose pliers, and jump them together with wire and alligator clips, or something fabricated. Turn on the key, if you get your green light it’s the neutral switch gone bad. Don’t be a moron like me and try to jump the wires with a test light.
Turn on the key, if you get your green light it’s the neutral switch gone bad. Don’t be a moron like me and try to jump the wires with a test light. That won’t work. Keeping the wires jumped will get you a green light all the time.
The green neutral light will not come on and therefore it will not crank. I got it to crank by pulling on the manual cord but it will not start. The neutral light will not light up. I cant even get it to start up by pulling the cord on it. It is in neutral. Any Suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks Alot. Check to make sure the wire is plugged onto the nuetral switch. If the nuetral lite doesn’t come on, the machine won’t start w/ the electric start. The neutral/reverse switch is inside the alternator cover (at the rear of the engine) ..