1150 GS Wont Start. Possible Fuel Pump

[chazw]

Jumped onto my jap bike to leave work, nothing.
First check...main fuse, green fur, wiggle...lights on, started....pheww!!!
Can happen to japs as well
Good first strike, & lucky
Chaz

 

[Bendy toy]

All anyone can say about random electrical faults is to start with the simple easy(er) stuff and work out from there.

A reasonable working order is Fuses, connectors, switches, broken wires.

 

[Mick-B]

It was all about eliminating any problems. So how do you diagnose a problem. You have got to do some checking. Or is there some secret you have you would like to enlighten us!

As said. Any help is appreciated. Piss taking is not.

And if I was going to pay any one to do it I wouldn't be on here asking for help.

At the end of the day you've just got to roll with the punches... no-one actually means anything horrible, they've just got a perverse sense of humour and alongside the inevitable ragging, you will get genuine assistance (albeit sometimes delivered with some dubious wit...)

I find smiling but thinking "fuckwit!" helps no end

 

[richierex]

I've just read this thread and you know what - I would have probably done just the same as B4andit and I'm degree qualified in electronics. Tracing elecrical faults on these bikes is very difficult, given the age and the birds nest of wires under the tank, and then communicating this to a forum - well I wouldn't do it. Well done B4ndit. Richierex your an idiot mate!

SJ

I dont really think being "degree qualified in electronics" makes you good at faulting electrics.It does not surprise me that you would have done the same. I spent 30 year faulting telecoms equipment and am also Bsc Hons but didnt feel the need to mention it. Take a good look at yourself before calling others, I think "idiot " is too polite a term for you MATE.

I`m off to bed before this degenerates into name calling, Oh it already has.

 

[Danzio]

I know this post is ancient but I just had to login to thank Mike O For the great diagram and suggestion to switch the horn and fuel pump relays. I've been having a problem with my bike lately and this quick fix got me back on the road when I'm exclusively riding the GS as a medical student needing to get to placement.

Thanks very much Mike!