400ex electrical

[rodeo#11]

i have a a 04' 400ex and i was goin to ride the other day and it started fine i rode it all morning and then i went to ride it that evening and nothing worked my electric start does not work my lights nothing works so i rolled it off droped the clutch and started it that way and then everything decides to work my lights start working elec. start, etc

i finally went to see if it was my battery i tryed to jump it off nothing happend then i just hooked the cables up to it to see if it still had juice and it seems to.

what could be causin this to happen maybe a short ,starter,battery,etc

thanks for any help

[rodeo#11]

anyone have any ideas maybe a bad fuse need help real fast!

thanks

[JOEX]

If any of the lights work, including the neutral light, the fuse is fine. There is a spare fuse behind the 'in use' fuse. Unless it has be removed.

If the fuse is good make sure the connections at the relay and battery are clean and tight.

[rodeo#11]

the lights work but only after i drop the clutch and start it that way but when the key is turned on nothin works

[JOEX]

Originally posted by rodeo#11
the lights work but only after i drop the clutch and start it that way but when the key is turned on nothin works
Check the fuse first....

[rodeo#11]

thanks for all the help ill have to check it tomorrow then get back to ya

[rodeo#11]

i checked the fuse and its still good but a friend of mine told me to put a screwdriver in between the solenoid and start it that way and it worked so does it mean the solenoid it good or bad?