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Originally Posted by derbydave
Short to ground somewhere. Check all the wires for melted or chaffed insulation. including inside the headlight bucket. Disconnect the starter and test to see if the problem still exists.
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Guys, I'm very sorry that I've taken so long to get back to this thread. Life's busy and my bike looks pathetic in the driveway all torn apart.
Anyway, it's been a week or so since I've looked at it. Here's what I did just now:
1. I disconnected the battery terminals from the bike's leads. Then I connected jumper leads from the car battery (car not running, thank you): Black to the bike's ground. Then red to the starter lead (negative side) of the bike's solenoid. The bike turned over.
2. I then connected the positive to the positive side of the solenoid. The headlight came on full and the bike had electrical. Hit the start switch and the bike turned over. Was very happy about this. So, I turned it over again and suddenly it just quit completely. The strange this was that the headlight went to brown-out (half-lit).
3. Disconnected the positive lead from the positive side of the solenoid and put it straight to the starter, with black on the bike's ground. Got a huge spark and the positive lead welded instantly to the starter terminal, smoking and I had to tear it off.
So, I'm not a good electrician, but I'm going to venture a guess: The short is in the starter and the starter needs to be replaced. The starter will turn over a couple times if it's cold. But after it gets a little heat, something inside shorts. That's my guess. But I'm only guessing. I'm all ears for your input.
Thanks guys.