Joined
·
19 Posts
I've rebuilt a '72 CB450. The PO did a little bit of tampering with the wiring harness (adding what looked like a non-functioning kill switch, and some sort of hacked running light). Bike ran before I torn it down. I removed those changes and had the harness looking like stock. I've rebuilt the bike and installed and connected all of the wiring. Yesterday I installed the battery, turned the ignition key, and...nothing. No lights, no horn, no starter...nothing.
Battery tested at nearly 13 volts, so it is good. It looks like power is running to the ignition switch, so that looks good. Beyond that I have no idea.
There are a myriad of other areas things could be going wrong, but I have basically zero knowledge. I'm sure there is a bad connection somewhere, or maybe one of the handlebar switches is messed up.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a simple, step by step overview of how to go about diagnosing the issue? Do I just start tracing wires from the battery out? How do I actually test those wires to find the culprit?
Would really appreciate any assistance. Thank you so much
Battery tested at nearly 13 volts, so it is good. It looks like power is running to the ignition switch, so that looks good. Beyond that I have no idea.
There are a myriad of other areas things could be going wrong, but I have basically zero knowledge. I'm sure there is a bad connection somewhere, or maybe one of the handlebar switches is messed up.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a simple, step by step overview of how to go about diagnosing the issue? Do I just start tracing wires from the battery out? How do I actually test those wires to find the culprit?
Would really appreciate any assistance. Thank you so much