01-20-2026, 03:52 PM
Good afternoon. I have been experiencing an issue with the start button not triggering and wanted to get y'all's takes and see if anyone else has experienced it. I'm handy enough to manage basic maintenance, but electrical is a bit intimidating for me. It's only happened three times so I don't now that I can isolate a pattern or cause. I'll tell you what I know and maybe we can figure it out together?
In all three cases when I turn the key, the electrical turns on, the gauges light up, the dials swing and settle into natural. I then push the button to start and nothing happens: it doesn't click or whir or try to turn over. Simply nothing.
In all three cases I was not starting from cold. Twice I had gotten to my destination, left the bike for 30 minutes or so, and then experienced the fault trying to start it back up. In one case I had turned the bike on, moved it only about 30 feet, turned it off for 1-2 minutes, and then experienced the fault trying to start it again.
Sometimes when I turn the key to the "on" position the bike makes an electrical whir as the electronics kick on (the fuel pump maybe?). That didn't happen any of the times I experienced a fault. Maybe because the bike is already warm? I would have to trouble-shoot more to figure out when exactly that happens and if it matters.
In all three cases I let the bike sit for 5-10 minutes, intermittently kicking the kick-stand up and down, flipping the kill switch on and off, and pushing it in and out of neutral. Eventually it started back up.
On two of the times I remember hearing a slight electronic *click* the last time turning the key back to the "on" position before the successful start.
When it does successfully start it doesn't chug or struggle at all. Starts up clean
Have any of you experienced this on your CBs or other bikes? Or does this sounds like something you know and can diagnose? Any ideas for tests or troubleshooting?
Thanks!
In all three cases when I turn the key, the electrical turns on, the gauges light up, the dials swing and settle into natural. I then push the button to start and nothing happens: it doesn't click or whir or try to turn over. Simply nothing.
In all three cases I was not starting from cold. Twice I had gotten to my destination, left the bike for 30 minutes or so, and then experienced the fault trying to start it back up. In one case I had turned the bike on, moved it only about 30 feet, turned it off for 1-2 minutes, and then experienced the fault trying to start it again.
Sometimes when I turn the key to the "on" position the bike makes an electrical whir as the electronics kick on (the fuel pump maybe?). That didn't happen any of the times I experienced a fault. Maybe because the bike is already warm? I would have to trouble-shoot more to figure out when exactly that happens and if it matters.
In all three cases I let the bike sit for 5-10 minutes, intermittently kicking the kick-stand up and down, flipping the kill switch on and off, and pushing it in and out of neutral. Eventually it started back up.
On two of the times I remember hearing a slight electronic *click* the last time turning the key back to the "on" position before the successful start.
When it does successfully start it doesn't chug or struggle at all. Starts up clean
Have any of you experienced this on your CBs or other bikes? Or does this sounds like something you know and can diagnose? Any ideas for tests or troubleshooting?
Thanks!