No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING

Laydee Rose · 08-07-2010, 03:22 PM

When out for a run this morning for an hour. After some time I noticed the bike was chugging along. Silly me. I forgot to take it off second and was starting off from a stop sign. I corrected that. I went into my driveway backwards and felt the bike turn off. It has new spark plugs, battery and was recently inspected. Anyone knows what could be the problem?? It wont come on at all. Nothing works

New GZ250 · 08-07-2010, 05:02 PM

Did you hit the kill switch by accident?

mrlmd1 · 08-07-2010, 06:28 PM

If nothing works, no lights, no horn, with the ignition on, check your battery and ground connections, something may have vibrated loose. And check your battery voltage while you are looking at the battery terminals. Then we can go from there.

mrlmd1 · 08-07-2010, 07:02 PM

You don't have to post this in multiple places on the forum. We see it. It just makes it very much harder to respond to you and help you solve your problem.

Easy Rider · 08-07-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mrlmd1

You don't have to post this in multiple places on the forum. We see it. It just makes it very much harder to respond to you and help you solve your problem.

And often causes several of us to say almost exactly the same thing !! :biggrin:

Laydee Rose · 08-07-2010, 08:45 PM

Hey mrlmd1,
Sorry aout the repeat posts. I appreciate your response as well as the others..I noticed you have a ninja 250. I just sold mine (09) to get the GZ250 and the comfort is better on the cruiser. How do you compare the bikes as far as comfort? Once I get my skills to where they should be, I would like to get another one. The 2011 model is HOT. I just wasnt comfortable on it for now.

flippy · 12-07-2010, 07:49 AM

Hello to all, Just got a gz250 for my son to start riding. It worked great, but now when he turns the key on, the headlight doesn't come on. If I jump across the solenoid, it will start. Replaced the solenoid and still doing the same thing. could it be the igintion switch? Needing some help.

alantf · 12-07-2010, 08:33 AM

Hi there.
First things first. Have you checked that the headlight bulb isn't blown?

Sorry, but you're not 100% clear. Is it just the headlight that doesn't come on, or are you having problems starting the engine by way of the starter button? Does the rear light come on? There are so many vaguaries in your report that you'll have to give us ALL the details before we can help you.

BTW, you say that you replaced the solenoid, but it still doesn't work. Why did you replace it without checking the old one, to see if the problem was there? I'm afraid (without trying to cause offence) that you don't seem to have a very logical approach to fault finding. Do you think you're actually up to solving the problem, or do you think you should leave it to someone with more experience?

Easy Rider · 12-07-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by flippy

Needing some help.

Welcome.
It's usually better to start your own thread......than to tag onto the end of another one.

What you need is a wiring diagram, available here for download in the service manual, and a multi-meter to trace the voltage.......and someone who knows how to do that.

It could be as simple as a loose wire or a blown fuse.

If you continue to make wild guesses and replace parts, it could get to be VERY expensive.

flippy · 12-08-2010, 02:54 PM

Hello again.

Thank you for the replies. I guess I was just taking the shotgun approach to solving this problem. I don't know that much about bikes yet, but will probably be learning. Anyway, I replaced the solenoid becuase the same thing happened to my car and that was the problem. Two different things, I know.

When I turn the key on, no light come on at all. If I jump the solenoid, all the lights come on at that time and the bike works normally. Starter switch won't do anything.

Will download manual and work from it, but if there are other suggestions, I'm all ears.

Thank so far

08-07-2010, 03:22 PM	#1
Laydee Rose Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Stroudsburg Pa Posts: 18	No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING When out for a run this morning for an hour. After some time I noticed the bike was chugging along. Silly me. I forgot to take it off second and was starting off from a stop sign. I corrected that. I went into my driveway backwards and felt the bike turn off. It has new spark plugs, battery and was recently inspected. Anyone knows what could be the problem?? It wont come on at all. Nothing works Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-07-2010, 05:02 PM	#2
New GZ250 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 297	Re: No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING Did you hit the kill switch by accident?
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08-07-2010, 06:28 PM	#3
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING If nothing works, no lights, no horn, with the ignition on, check your battery and ground connections, something may have vibrated loose. And check your battery voltage while you are looking at the battery terminals. Then we can go from there. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-07-2010, 07:02 PM	#4
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING You don't have to post this in multiple places on the forum. We see it. It just makes it very much harder to respond to you and help you solve your problem.
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08-07-2010, 08:45 PM	#6
Laydee Rose Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Stroudsburg Pa Posts: 18	Re: No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING Hey mrlmd1, Sorry aout the repeat posts. I appreciate your response as well as the others..I noticed you have a ninja 250. I just sold mine (09) to get the GZ250 and the comfort is better on the cruiser. How do you compare the bikes as far as comfort? Once I get my skills to where they should be, I would like to get another one. The 2011 model is HOT. I just wasnt comfortable on it for now.
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12-07-2010, 07:49 AM	#7
flippy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 4	Re: No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING Hello to all, Just got a gz250 for my son to start riding. It worked great, but now when he turns the key on, the headlight doesn't come on. If I jump across the solenoid, it will start. Replaced the solenoid and still doing the same thing. could it be the igintion switch? Needing some help.
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12-07-2010, 08:33 AM	#8
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,715	Re: No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING Hi there. First things first. Have you checked that the headlight bulb isn't blown? Sorry, but you're not 100% clear. Is it just the headlight that doesn't come on, or are you having problems starting the engine by way of the starter button? Does the rear light come on? There are so many vaguaries in your report that you'll have to give us ALL the details before we can help you. BTW, you say that you replaced the solenoid, but it still doesn't work. Why did you replace it without checking the old one, to see if the problem was there? I'm afraid (without trying to cause offence) that you don't seem to have a very logical approach to fault finding. Do you think you're actually up to solving the problem, or do you think you should leave it to someone with more experience? __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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12-08-2010, 02:54 PM	#10
flippy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 4	Re: No Lights, No sound, No NOTHING Hello again. Thank you for the replies. I guess I was just taking the shotgun approach to solving this problem. I don't know that much about bikes yet, but will probably be learning. Anyway, I replaced the solenoid becuase the same thing happened to my car and that was the problem. Two different things, I know. When I turn the key on, no light come on at all. If I jump the solenoid, all the lights come on at that time and the bike works normally. Starter switch won't do anything. Will download manual and work from it, but if there are other suggestions, I'm all ears. Thank so far
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