Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > General Motorcycles only > anyone had this electrical problem before??

[narrowboatuk]

Turn the bike to on, bike fuel primes, then anything (horn, lights, indicators, and starter, just cuts out all electrics. Then the bike priems again, and same thing again.
The battery is fine, have tried with another one.
Also the park lights are fine!!

Has anyone had similar problems?

[Carbon749]

New one on me .... what bike ?

[narrowboatuk]

2002 750SS .... only had it for two weeks. love it, but won't be putting tooo many miles on it as it is at the moment!

[skidlids]

Could be a dodgy ignition switch or the wiring to it or the main relay, I think it will have 4 wires to the ignition switch that are used and are split into two pairs one pair for the sidelights, which can come on in the parked position and the other pair bring in the min relay in the on position.
Worth checking through them, several members carry the odd spare relay in their toolkit

[mikesps]

I had a 900SS with a similar problem. The wiring to the ignition switch had been pinched by the lock stops and was intermittent.

Try moving the wiring around with the ignition on and see if the electrics cut out. I had to remove the terminal block, pull off the cable shroud and splice the damaged wire.

Hope that helps,

Mike

[narrowboatuk]

tried looking at the ignition, unplugged it and used a couple of jump wires to connect the circuit (as if it was being used with the key). Same thing. Have also checked all the connections. I'm at a dead end.... have to wheel it down to the bike shop in the morning.
Thanks for your advice though. Will let you know what the outcome is.
Cheers.

[Mr C]

Every now and then i get no dash lights at all, It will start and untill i give it a little rev the whole thing stays dead, No neutral light no rev counter no nothing. It only happens every now again then so i just put it down the the skill full way the Italians do electrics.

[dave996]

I had a simillar problem on my RSVR, it ended up that the battery terminals needed to be tightened right down!

Might help, might not!

[narrowboatuk]

Thanks to those of you who offered up ideas for me to investigate in reference to my recent electrical problem.
The problem.... the old classic relay problem. After some very bizare symptoms had to take it to the shop, they fixed it and I only had to replace two relays (8 pounds!!was expecting a larger problem!)

So back on the road, and loving it!
See you on the road.

[itexuk]

Hi Warren,
Glad you got it sorted, when next in the S West give me a ring and we can meet up.
Pete