Hello again FJR people
I've had an 04 ABS since new and in the past I was a regular poster in FJR forums. A few years ago. I had leg problems - but with 2 new knees I'm riding again - and I have a question. (In the meantime, my forum membership expired - I joined again as a new member).
Back in maybe 07 my key switch had acted up, sometimes not making good contact. At the time there was a forum member who was selling a wired relay that plugged into the switch harness to carry the current better. It has worked fine for years. The part tag says Ersatz Electric s/n 012908-028. Does anybody remember this member's name or how to contact him? Have a new issue now and figured he'd be a good person to consult about it.
Getting the bike ready to ride again, I put in a new battery. Things were fine at first, but sometimes turning the key on does nothing again like 10+ years ago. The next time its fine, full strength, everything lights up, starter cranks and it starts right away.
I remembered putting in the add-on relay downstream of the key switch - so I checked it for continuity, clean contacts, functioning relay, all good. I even tried a different known-good key switch - still totally dead sometimes. Cleaned the batt terminals (again), still dead one time in 3 or 4. Or sometimes it will be dead on 6 or 7 attempts, then start working fine, and be good for several more cycles.
Now comes the head scratcher. With the add-on relay taken out, and the switch wires (tan and red) plugged in directly as they were originally, it now works fine every time I turn the key on. The trouble is I don't trust it.
Sorry for the long post - hope somebody has some ideas.
I've had an 04 ABS since new and in the past I was a regular poster in FJR forums. A few years ago. I had leg problems - but with 2 new knees I'm riding again - and I have a question. (In the meantime, my forum membership expired - I joined again as a new member).
Back in maybe 07 my key switch had acted up, sometimes not making good contact. At the time there was a forum member who was selling a wired relay that plugged into the switch harness to carry the current better. It has worked fine for years. The part tag says Ersatz Electric s/n 012908-028. Does anybody remember this member's name or how to contact him? Have a new issue now and figured he'd be a good person to consult about it.
Getting the bike ready to ride again, I put in a new battery. Things were fine at first, but sometimes turning the key on does nothing again like 10+ years ago. The next time its fine, full strength, everything lights up, starter cranks and it starts right away.
I remembered putting in the add-on relay downstream of the key switch - so I checked it for continuity, clean contacts, functioning relay, all good. I even tried a different known-good key switch - still totally dead sometimes. Cleaned the batt terminals (again), still dead one time in 3 or 4. Or sometimes it will be dead on 6 or 7 attempts, then start working fine, and be good for several more cycles.
Now comes the head scratcher. With the add-on relay taken out, and the switch wires (tan and red) plugged in directly as they were originally, it now works fine every time I turn the key on. The trouble is I don't trust it.
Sorry for the long post - hope somebody has some ideas.
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