04-15-2019, 12:41 PM
(04-15-2019, 10:29 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote:(04-15-2019, 01:23 AM)deltamark_imp Wrote: My 2014 CB1100 died this weekend while taking it out for a short test ride. I was coming up to a stop sign about 2.5 miles from my home when the engine died and would not restart. I had power, lights, etc, but it nothing happened when I hit the start switch. Couldn't hear the fuel pump come on when I turned the key.
I called a friend who suggested that the starter switch and or cutoff switch might have taken on moisture. (He knew that I have to store my bike outside under a cover during the winter.) He suggested holding down the starter switch while toggling the cutoff switch on and off. This technique may have worked because eventually I was able to get it started again. When I got the bike home, I sprayed the switches with WD-40. The battery checked out OK.
Wondering if anyone has had this experience and if so ... was it moisture in the switch? If that was the case, are there any other things I can do to guard against this. (Besides get a garage.: )
I had this problem a few years ago. Here's the thread :
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....t=stranded
The short version is that my kill switch was indeed the problem. When the shop disassembled and cleaned the contacts, they also applied some dielectric grease to the contacts. Dielectric grease is specifically made to prevent corrosion on switch contacts, so that's probably the best thing to use. I've had no issues with the switch since then.
The switch problem came as a surprise to me, as my bike is always kept in the garage (and I live in the dry desert). It also also rarely ridden in the rain. I know at least one other forum member has had the same issue with this switch.
Lastly, near the end of my thread above, I made a list of the symptoms that you'll see when the kill switch is activated and the key is turned on. It's for a '13, but I think it will also apply to the '14.
I had this problem a few years ago. Here's the thread :
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....t=stranded
The short version is that my kill switch was indeed the problem. When the shop disassembled and cleaned the contacts, they also applied some dielectric grease to the contacts. Dielectric grease is specifically made to prevent corrosion on switch contacts, so that's probably the best thing to use. I've had no issues with the switch since then.
The switch problem came as a surprise to me, as my bike is always kept in the garage (and I live in the dry desert). It also also rarely ridden in the rain. I know at least one other forum member has had the same issue with this switch. ...
I gotta think the real problem is water infiltration. Electro-greasing is not a bad practice, but it doesn't address the real issue. Motorcycle switch gear is engineered for all weather (e.g. rain) riding - or parking.
I reckon desert dust is another issue. Any infiltration would gum-up with any type of grease.
I've had some pretty sorry lookin', sun faded and micro-cracked switch gear that sat out in rain-after-rain and never failed. Associated wires, tubes and gaskets were always sound.