Hey guys, just obtained my first Ducati about 3 weeks ago, traded a KTM motard for it. So far I have thoroughly enjoyed it until about a week ago when I started having a few problems. I did some searching and found what I expected but nothing definitive, so I thought I would introduce myself and see if I can get any better idea. I will try to be as clear and concise as possible.
Bike: 1997 Ducati 750
Problem: Bike has developed intermittent to permanent starting "issues".
Symptoms: Ignition turns on lights, clicks ignition relay, and most every other electrical piece works. Turn the kill switch to the "run" position, hit the button, and nothing. Lights don't dim, nothing clicks, nothing..
So the problem is that the bike doesn't start, obviously. I have taken apart the kill switch and cleaned all of the contacts and reassembled to no avail. I have even tried to jump the connections to try to get it to start, nothing. I then removed the STARTER relay, not the IGNITION relay, and put 12 volts to it. It clicks and acts as you would think a relay should.
Basically, I have tried everything except for the dreaded ( dun, dun, dun) broken wire inside the main harness. I can't see this happening, it just seems unlikely. Crazier things have happened. I checked for continuity trough the switch and it did work. Everything seems too clean and nice for it to be broken.
Lastly, the bike ran about a week ago started and worked fine. Came home one day parked in the driveway, turned the bike off, opened the garage door, got back on and tried to pull into the garage. Nothing. I pushed the bike into the garage checked some fuses and looked at it funny a few times, then it starts again. It does it again a few days later. I then decide I am going to get to the bottom of this and now it is uh.... less intermittent.
I know this was a long post, especially for a first one, but I didn't want to leave anything out. Any help you guys can be would be greeeaaatly appreciated.
Thanks ahead of time,
Cody
Bike: 1997 Ducati 750
Problem: Bike has developed intermittent to permanent starting "issues".
Symptoms: Ignition turns on lights, clicks ignition relay, and most every other electrical piece works. Turn the kill switch to the "run" position, hit the button, and nothing. Lights don't dim, nothing clicks, nothing..
So the problem is that the bike doesn't start, obviously. I have taken apart the kill switch and cleaned all of the contacts and reassembled to no avail. I have even tried to jump the connections to try to get it to start, nothing. I then removed the STARTER relay, not the IGNITION relay, and put 12 volts to it. It clicks and acts as you would think a relay should.
Basically, I have tried everything except for the dreaded ( dun, dun, dun) broken wire inside the main harness. I can't see this happening, it just seems unlikely. Crazier things have happened. I checked for continuity trough the switch and it did work. Everything seems too clean and nice for it to be broken.
Lastly, the bike ran about a week ago started and worked fine. Came home one day parked in the driveway, turned the bike off, opened the garage door, got back on and tried to pull into the garage. Nothing. I pushed the bike into the garage checked some fuses and looked at it funny a few times, then it starts again. It does it again a few days later. I then decide I am going to get to the bottom of this and now it is uh.... less intermittent.
I know this was a long post, especially for a first one, but I didn't want to leave anything out. Any help you guys can be would be greeeaaatly appreciated.
Thanks ahead of time,
Cody