neonsurge Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I've just removed the horn from my new ('06) Rev3 and now the kill button doesn't work. All I did was remove the headlight unit, disconnect the horn block connector, remove all the horn gubbins (buzzer, wires and button) and put everything back together. Bike starts and runs fine, lights work, everything works apart from the kill switch. I printed out the wiring diagram from the owner's manual PDF, traced all the wires and everything looks OK to me - for flip's sake, all I've done is disconnect 2 wires!!!! Thoughts anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonsurge Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 ... assuming you are using an aftermarket 2 wire kill switch Um, no, the bike has one of those switch blocks in the middle of the bars with the kill button on the front (facing the front of the bike) and the light switch on the back (facing the rider). I think the problem must be in the block since if I put the horn back on, the kill button still doesn't work. From the wiring diagram it looks as though there's an earth to the bars inside there so perhaps that has become disconnected somehow... Thanks for the suggestion though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j@mes Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 just check you havent pressed the kill switch and its jammed in firghtened me a few times most people seem to change them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonsurge Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 just check you havent pressed the kill switch and its jammed in firghtened me a few times most people seem to change them. Funny you should mention that. The first time I rode this bike I stopped for a drink (used the kill switch) and it wouldn't start 5 minutes later. After several minutes of increasingly angry kicking I flicked the kill switch and it popped out a couple of mm and the bike started. On wednesday at a club evening trial, the bike started but died as soon as I cracked the throttle off idle. Once again, I gave the kill button a flick and everything was back to normal. I thought that maybe I'd just got a sticky switch but it appears that this is quite a common problem (translation: the standard Beta switchgear sucks). I think I'll swap it for a Yam one asap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad4it Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Yes exctly the same as my 06 bike mine kept dying at low rev's and cutting out ,ok at high rev's.Found all crap in switch so junked it all is fine now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl ekblom Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Neonsurge, I had the same problem as you have. I found out (as someone already have suggested) that I had disconnected the earth connection. A two pole switch and a new earth connection is a good idea. I have put mine to the upper engine mounting as I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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