no start help

[ms5490renegade]

I have a 79 550e that wont even try to start. I have quite a few wires with terminals that look like they run to tthe battery. Am I hooking it up wrong or is there a deeper. Issue? I have a brand new battery

[Nessism]

This might help...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

[ms5490renegade]

This might help...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

Looked. No help unfortunately. I have fresh gas, new plugs, new battery. It's not even trying to crank with the electric start.or kick start

[jbs80106]

Pictures would help!

On my GS I have like 3 wires connected to the battery, + and - for the battery and 1 that connects to the Regulator/Rectifire. All the others may be wrong, put there by Previous Owner (P.O.). Switch back to stock config, then try...

[Nessism]

Looked. No help unfortunately. I have fresh gas, new plugs, new battery. It's not even trying to crank with the electric start.or kick start

Sorry. Tried to help.

Good luck.

Edit: did you pull in the clutch before hitting the starter?

[ms5490renegade]

Pictures would help!

On my GS I have like 3 wires connected to the battery, + and - for the battery and 1 that connects to the Regulator/Rectifire. All the others may be wrong, put there by Previous Owner (P.O.). Switch back to stock config, then try...

I have one silver one that says 12v, one that says 12v 10a max, 2 that come from the front I'd the bike, one big silver thingthat has a bunch of wires coming out, a ground and one yellow wire coming from a black box

[ms5490renegade]

Does this look even remotely right

[7981GS]

All of those black with white stripe wires are supposed to be grounds. (-)
That is just to get you started in the right direction.

Daniel

[ms5490renegade]

All of those black with white stripe wires are supposed to be grounds. (-)
That is just to get you stated in the right direction.

Daniel

Thanks a ton. Thanks to everyone. You have all been very welcoming and helpful. I work open to close tomorrow but after that I'm going to terry this. The dashights came on and gear and oil pressure lights came on so i figured I was heading in the right direction

[MisterCinders]

Does this look even remotely right

Um, how is there no wire connected to the (-) terminal on that battery?

Start with the wiring diagram for your bike and work from there. On mine, the battery has two wires that connect to the negative and one to the positive IIRC. That picture shows a lot more wires, but at least two of them should tie in to the (-) post.

[ms5490renegade]

Um, how is there no wire connected to the (-) terminal on that battery?

Start with the wiring diagram for your bike and work from there. On mine, the battery has two wires that connect to the negative and one to the positive IIRC. That picture shows a lot more wires, but at least two of them should tie in to the (-) post.

I left it unconnected because I didn't want to accidentally fry something

[dueller]

Okay...little confused.....I saw black wires with white stripe and thought that was neg wires and they were common grounds. Why so many pos wires coming back to the battery???? Is that a relay just hanging on the outside of the frame there? Looks like a standard relay that would have spade type connectors sticking out of the bottom. Are they all covered? Wouldn't want one of them accidentally touching that frame and shorting. I am probably looking at the picture wrong?

[ms5490renegade]

Okay...little confused.....I saw black wires with white stripe and thought that was neg wires and they were common grounds. Why so many pos wires coming back to the battery???? Is that a relay just hanging on the outside of the frame there? Looks like a standard relay that would have spade type connectors sticking out of the bottom. Are they all covered? Wouldn't want one of them accidentally touching that frame and shorting. I am probably looking at the picture wrong?

I'll take a pic of all the seperate wires tonigbt. I need to get it running by Saturday

[BassCliff]

Hi,



I see a lot of wires , both grounds and hot wires, connected to the positive terminal of the battery. But I see no wires at all connected to the negative terminal of the battery.

There should be a big cable that connects to the bottom of the engine. That cable needs to connect to the negative terminal of the battery. All of those black wires with the white stripes need to connect to a frame ground. The positive terminal of the battery should probably have only a single large-ish (probably red) wire which runs down to the starter relay (solenoid). Please read your wiring diagram. Perhaps some study in basic electrical theory is in order. When you understand how things work then it is easier to conceptualize solutions. Keep us informed.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Lucygoosey]

Hi,



I see a lot of wires , both grounds and hot wires, connected to the positive terminal of the battery. But I see no wires at all connected to the negative terminal of the battery.

There should be a big cable that connects to the bottom of the engine. That cable needs to connect to the negative terminal of the battery. All of those black wires with the white stripes need to connect to a frame ground. The positive terminal of the battery should probably have only a single large-ish (probably red) wire which runs down to the starter relay (solenoid). Please read your wiring diagram. Perhaps some study in basic electrical theory is in order. When you understand how things work then it is easier to conceptualize solutions. Keep us informed.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Hey basscliff I couldn't for the life of me figure out where that wire goes! You might have ended three months of frustration right there. So on the negative terminal are you saying that the black wire and the black/white wire should be attached?