skykingcory Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 A few months ago my key switch quit working. I could turn the switch on or off and the shee would still run either way. I just left it this way and rode it a few times. Rode it a couple of days ago and it wouldn't hit a lick. This was right in the middle of riding it. I just shut it off for a few minutes and tried to start it back and it wouldn't even attempt to start. 20+kicks. My buddy gave me a push start with his bike and it didn't even roll 2 feet and started up. Turned it off and wouldn't start with me kicking it but started right back up with a push from the other quad. Got done riding it later on and turned it off and it wouldn't start back up by kicking it. Last night I got back on it and tried to start it again, 10+ kicks and nothing. Got back on it tonight and fired up on the 2nd kick. It will start everytime tonight on the 1st or 2nd kick like it usually does. It did almost the exact thing a few months ago. I just cut the the wires off at the switch. There are 2 black wires and a red and brown wire. I will put another switch on the shee soon, but what wires do I need to spice together out of the four to make it run. Right now it will run with all four wires not touching anything. But should it run this way?? Also is the mounting bolt for the voltage regulator the only ground on the shee frame?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 The Black/White and the Black/Red wires need to be make a circut for the bike to run. A working switch will also make a circut of the Red and Brown wires, but as they connect to nothing, you do not need to work about them. If your bike will run without the B/W and B/R wires connected then you have a short somewhere else in your harness. If the bike runs sometimes and sometimes will not then you have an intermittent short. I would say that when you first had what you thought was a switch failure, that is when the short developed. Any point on the frame will be a ground, it does not have to be at the Voltage Reg. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D34 Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 i will send u another pm with my #(not sure if u have my new or old 1 since its been awhile since we talked)... just give me a call and let me know when u wanna bring it up here and we will get it all worked out 4 u... L8r d34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykingcory Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Thanks blacksmith! Alright D! So whats been going on lately?? Do you still have your trail bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrfastbanshee Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I had the same problem! It is your CDI. Sounds wierd but mine crapped out and the switch stopped working and has a very weak spark when kicking. You can roll start it fine and it runs like a champ still but is hard to start. Try a friends CDI to verify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykingcory Posted February 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Sounds similar to my problem. I looked the wiring harness over really good yesterday so I'm thinking it is a problem in the CDI as you mentioned. Everything else has been ruled out of the equation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D34 Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 i got 1 if u need 2 try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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