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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Hooked up the freshly charged battery

So last night I had left the charger on the battery until I went to bed and I felt that it would be safest if I unplugged the charger since I wouldn't be monitoring anymore. When I finished work today I plugged the charger back in and a few hours later the battery was up to full charge.


Meanwhile, I semi-finished connecting the 3-yellow wires. By "semi-finish," I mean that it will work, but not look pretty, things are just twisted together and covered in electric tape for now until I get a chance to solder them. I did start to cover the wires with a wire sheath (with is listed as anti-flammable, how appropriate for these infamous wires). I got too excited when the battery was ready and I just wanted to start up the bike.
3-Yellow Wires, being covered with a black wire protector
I put some battery terminal grease on the battery terminals and connected the battery. Instantly the clock came on. I inserted the key into the ignition and then all the lights lit up on the wonderfully designed 80's era dash. I immediately noticed a few issues, let me know if you have any solutions:



  1. Front turn signals turn on and stay on, unless i move the turn signal switch. If i put on the left switch, the left turn signal shuts off completely. If I put on the right switch, the right turn signal shuts off completely. The rear turn signals always off.
  2. Warning light on- I don't know what this means.
Trying to start the bike up.

I didn't realize that the gasoline IV line wasn't the same size as my fuel line. Impatiently, I used a turkey baster to inject gasoline into the carbs. Probably a bad idea...I flooded the engine. I tried starting the bike, but it was too flooded (at least this is what I hope the problem was). I drained the bowls and decided to pack up for the night. Before I finished, I did plug the battery back in, as it had drained itself from starting attempts.

I realized I will need to check and make sure all the spark plugs are sparking and I should have done this in the first place. The first thing I'll check tomorrow night will be the ignition system then and try to locate any possible issues.

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