I have a 2010 690R with an apparent electrical issue. Bike has just over 6K miles on it with no real issues to speak of until now. Just brought the bike back from a great 6 days of riding in Baja where it ran great. It did develop a small leak in the radiator. When I got back home I removed the radiator and had it repaired at a local shop. Reinstalled the radiator and rode the bike several times that day to test is out, no problems. Three days later I went to fire it up and it won’t start.
Here’s what I know:
Turn on the ignition (key)
- Headlight comes on (both hi/low)
- No tail light
- Blinkers and horn work
- Battery is reading 12.6v
Turn the on/off switch to “on” and can hear/feel one of the relays next to the battery engage.
- Instrument cluster (speedometer) does not power up.
- Motor will turn over but won’t start, sounds like no ignition.
- Interlocks don’t seem to be functioning. With the bike in gear and kickstand down you can press the starter button (not holding in the clutch) and the bike will lurch forward.
Seems like the computer is not functioning. I checked all the fuses in the fuse box and also the main fuse on the starter relay but they were all good. Swapped the relay (relay that engages with the on/off switch) with another like relay but no change. Disconnected power to reset the computer, no change.
I’ve got a good dealer in town that I’ll take the bike to if I can’t get this figured out myself but thought I’d give it a go. Any suggestions?