rallen0223 Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Hey guys. My name is Reade. I'm 27 and live in Akron. I ride a 2006 Softail and am currently in the process of rebuilding my first bike which is a 1995 VFR750F. I'll post some picture of my progress thus far if anyone is interested. I've only just finished pulling things apart. At the point I'm having a bit of an electrical issue and was hoping someone here could help me find a good motorcycle mechanics with say 50 miles of akron. Thanks a lot and I look forward to adding some good content to the Ohio Riders forumSent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mello dude Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Lemme guess, charging system is not charging? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Two people meet yoyr needs here. @Isaac's Papa and @CrazySkullCrusher They will be along shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 10 hours ago, mello dude said: Lemme guess, charging system is not charging? My guess too. What is the site that sells the VFRness and all the other electrical goodies every VFR needs? used to have it bookmarked but can't seem to remember it off the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Send me a pm. I am studied in the dark arts of motorcycle electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Z. Heimer Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bad324 said: My guess too. What is the site that sells the VFRness and all the other electrical goodies every VFR needs? used to have it bookmarked but can't seem to remember it off the top of my head Eastern Beaver? http://www.easternbeaver.com/ Edited July 31, 2016 by Al Z. Heimer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Bad324 said: My guess too. What is the site that sells the VFRness and all the other electrical goodies every VFR needs? used to have it bookmarked but can't seem to remember it off the top of my head are u referring to http://www.wiremybike.com/ ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 12 hours ago, rallen0223 said: Hey guys. My name is Reade. I'm 27 and live in Akron. I ride a 2006 Softail and am currently in the process of rebuilding my first bike which is a 1995 VFR750F. I'll post some picture of my progress thus far if anyone is interested. I've only just finished pulling things apart. At the point I'm having a bit of an electrical issue and was hoping someone here could help me find a good motorcycle mechanics with say 50 miles of akron. Thanks a lot and I look forward to adding some good content to the Ohio Riders forum Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Reade if its a VFR the person below is the one man you need to PM for sure before u do anything 12 hours ago, mello dude said: Lemme guess, charging system is not charging? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallen0223 Posted July 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 It's a bit of a story but the short version is I've had it for a couple years and wanted to fighter it (possibly) while it sat for the last couple years at my parents the battery died so I replaced the battery. Before that I started pulling the bike apart and took off the subframe. In doing so I disconnected the starter relay and regulator. Before putting any of that stuff back on (because it's my first time) I tried to connect the battery. I just touched the cables to the terminals and the bike started turning over. Problem is the key was in my pocket, the ignition was in the locked position, and the killswitch was engaged. I'm hoping it's just a gunned up starter switch but I haven't had a minute to pull that off and clean it.Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Sounds like you wired the starter straight to the battery. Go over your wires, should go starter-starter solenoid-battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallen0223 Posted July 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 I didn't change any of the wiring. The wiring harness it the same. I didn't removed any wires except the pieces attached to them. How do I check to make sure that's for sure what's going on? (Bear with me as i said never done anything like this before) Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Well it's like this: the positive battery terminal goes to the starter solenoid. So if the solenoid isn't there, you're hooking the starter wire to the battery, thinking it's the positive battery wire. That is the simplest explanation. To check this you can follow that wire and see if it goes to the starter, or you can take that wire, hook it to one of the poles on the starter solenoid, then run a cable from the battery to the other pole and hook up the small exciter wire and starter should function normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 hour ago, CrazySkullCrusher said: So if the solenoid isn't there, you're hooking the starter wire to the battery, thinking it's the positive battery wire. Genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 3 hours ago, NinjaDoc said: are u referring to http://www.wiremybike.com/ ? That's the one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman1 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Welcome to the OR community! Lots of seasoned riders and wrenchers here as you can see. Have fun with your rebuild, I tore down my first bike, a 83 Honda Shadow and rebuilt her all the way up, cussed a lot, but learned a lot in the process and was glad I did it. Sounds like CSC has you covered, but if you need any other help @whaler is on the forum and the both of us work on bikes together. We are in Medina and fairly close to Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Welcome to the forum. So, what's the verdict? Get it sorted yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAC Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Welcome! Good luck with your project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Or died of embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallen0223 Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Sorry I haven't had time to post back. I got the starter switch and cleaned it up but I got a little busy to play with bike for a while. This weekend is looking clear so hopefully I'll have some news tomorrow or Sunday for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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