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Want to bet he's out riding that hot rod Daytona instead?



Guilty! I've learned that having two bikes can be a mixed blessing. You can still ride when one's down, but you're also not in such a hurry to fix the one that's down.

Mike,
Thanks for asking; I don't have the Speedmaster problem solved yet, but I think I'm pretty close. The ground wire was solid and clean; inside the headlight bucket looks solid and everything's connected; the battery's charged. I keep coming back to the ignition switch as the problem...When I turn the key to the "P" (parking lights?) position, the tail light works like it should. But when the key is in the on position, everything on the bike is dead. When all this started, we were able to at least get power to the lights by jiggling the key a little bit (I can't get that to work now). Also, one of the guys who stopped to help last weekend commented on the amount of play in the ignition switch. I don't notice a lot of play in it, but maybe it's because I'm just used to it that way?? Anyway, I've pulled the ignition switch, and the wires look good as far as I can see them. What are the odds of the switch itself being bad? And is there a way I can test it to confirm that it's the problem?

Thanks,

Will