No start D1200

[ffry63]

I understand it's a bit chilly out this time of year but my D1200 just will not fire up, I have even heated my garage and nothing...
I rode it about a week and a half ago, no prob but that night I decided to lube the throttle cable and took the throttle side control box off to get at the cable end. Could I have inadvertenly screwed something up by taking the switch box off? Other than that I keep her on a trickle charger, start with the choke of course, and keep fresh gas in her... The motor is definately turning over but there's no boom, well good boom of four cylinders firing in sequence. Any help?

[MotT3]

If the throttle is cable is caught anywhere your bike won't start as you are then using the choke and throttle from cold...they don't like it you know.

Common is to have the cable hooked up at the throttle adjuster screw at the grip end when this happens or just too many turns on the adjuster itself ;-)

Cheers
Mot

[ffry63]

Thanks I'll check it out. I didn't think there was a kink in the fuel supply or that there was no spark since all I did was play with the cable, but that makes sense.

[KitNYC]

That is where the kill switch lives...

[ffry63]

Does the kill switch disable the ignition or the starter? Say will the bike still crank and turn ove despite a bad on/off switch? She cranks but no bang.

[daytonacharlie]

Originally Posted by ffry63

Does the kill switch disable the ignition or the starter? Say will the bike still crank and turn ove despite a bad on/off switch? She cranks but no bang.

Hey ffry63,
No, the bike will not crank with the kill switch on. Not sure which it disables but it should not even turn over with it in the "off" position.

Another thing to check is the sidestand switch. It can cause the exact problem you're experiencing. It will randomly stick from the combination of road grime and chain lube. Squirt some WD40 on the plunger and clean it real good and see if that does it.

good luck,
dc

[Scarletfever]

Im sure m?y trident wont crank when the sidestand switch sticks?

[trypcil]

Not that you've not checked already but make sure the battery terminals are clean and tight. Quite how you store the bike, garaged I suspect, still a squirt of a volatile solvent suitable for the cleaning of electrical bits - be squirted in the region of the starter button, in the right clip-on cluster - and at the kill switch while you're at it. With the ignition off, press;wiggle; work the buttons to break thru' any possible oxidation layer that may have built up on the brass-ish shiney bits in there, from parasitic leakage(my theory) inherent in the electric system. Then try to start. Cleaning the spade end connectors to the coils wouldn't hurt. Each little fix you do, before the next one, try to start the bike - if poss..
I long pulled all my safety switches - well had the dealer do it - side stand and clutch switches, gone. Anyway give a good wiggling of all the salient bits - the solenoid, battery integrity( is it 2yrs+?), check all connectors/ions, safety switches, Vent carbs float chambers for fuel flow, throttle path, cracks in vacuum hoses.
The side stand switch is a T part but the clutch one, you can get from a Yamaha dealer for peanuts. The side stand one sometimes comes loose on it's mount and the plunger doesn't engage/disengage properly(check for full travel and position), the clutch one tends to simply fail, try hot wiring the terminals!.Make sure the crank sender unit is connected - I don't think you can confuse it with the reserve sender unit connector, but it's a possibility! Bon chance!

[KitNYC]

My Trident would crank all day long with the kill switch on, but that may have been because a previous butcher had removed the clutch and sidestand switches and about half of their associated wiring, apparently with his teeth.

Cheers,
-Kit