Author Topic: Downtown 300i not starting - asking for parts ID to fix this  (Read 1942 times)

stuo

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Re: Downtown 300i not starting - asking for parts ID to fix this
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2019, 10:41:34 PM »
If you want to replace or clean the switches you must remove the large plastic cover over the steering hub. The switches are under the master cylinders held on by one, maybe two small screws.
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Re: Downtown 300i not starting - asking for parts ID to fix this
« Reply #16 on: April 20, 2019, 07:42:57 AM »
Have you checked the relays? They are located behind the windshield cover. There could be a bad or  loose connection.

There are also fuses above the battery, they could be blown or loose as well.

mousejunks is correct, towed my downtown to a mechanic, and turns out the fuse blew. We are guessing some connections were connected loosely causing arch faults and hence the fuse blew. When I connected the charged battery back to the bike, I didn't connect the battery tender wire but just let it dangling with a zip tie on another cable and that probably is the cause of the arching. Stupid me, I wonder if even securely connecting just the positive to the battery would avoid this from happening cause when I bought the bike, the battery tender wire was already connected to the battery with the positive side only, and negative dangling, and there's no problem for over a year until now.

Anyhow, now we completely removed that battery tender wire and that should solve the problem of arching. I charge the battery separately completely removing the battery off the bike anyway so I don't need that wire anyway. Hope my experience would help some who face similar problems in the future.

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