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I have a 2002 Kawaisaki 750 Vulcan with about 18,000 miles. It has always started but sometimes you would have to jiggle the start key to get it to start.\r\n It wouldn't start Friday, which would usually mean a dead battery, but I keep my battery charged with a Battery tender. Took the battery in and they gave me a new because it was a little weak and still was under warranty. It still won't start, won't do anything, as if the battery were dead but the battery is brand new, I checked all of the fuses, all good, I took all of the connections I could get my hands on and made sure they were connected. Then got the original Kawaski key, sprayed a squirt electonic contact cleaner into the key hole, and jiggled the original key. I got just a little tiny bit of current, just enough to make the oil light come on, weakly, and the fuel guage moved up a little, that was it. I put the battery back on the charger, and it had lost a little bit of charge but was topped up in less than 30 minutes. Any ideas about what would be the problem?
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Forget the other answers bud...here is a link to kawasaki vulcan riders club where some real bikers n experts to guide ya through buty I also added few links to free repair manual downloads.....got tons of links for other bike stuff if ya need...
finally lots of vn parts are cross compatible and this site does a nifty bit of kit that finds part numbers and then sees if its used on other models...it isnt free but might as well be...saved me a packet at breakers=
I do have a thick leather waistcoat full of vulcan riders patches, badges, rally badges etc with extenders on but not enough to make it fit again if ya want it...m
premium gas with some octane booster for a couple of tanks should do the trick because even though you cleaned the carbs there still is gunk and **** in the lines..i also suggest fogging the bike with seafoam good luck i hope this helps
try jiggling the ignition with the key in it, that might work or you could always just unplug the fuse. im just spitballing here. but mine sometimes does that and i just jiggle the ignition and it stops.
"You've got an exposed hot wire somewhere in the power circuit that's
grounding out and causing resistance in the wire. Not sure how to help
on this one, electrical problems are damn near invisible, but I'd start
looking for a burn mark or scorched insulation on any of the wiring
leading up the relay, starter, or main fuze block in the tail."
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