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<blockquote data-quote="El Cajone" data-source="post: 1255669" data-attributes="member: 13952"><p>This sounds like it could be the same problem I had on my '07 last summer - it drove me nuts trying to solve it but here is what I discovered.</p><p></p><p>By accident I found that if I pressed the starter button and the windscreen button at the same time, the bike would start. This led me to suspect</p><p></p><p>it wasn't a spider problem and that there might be a problem in coupler #2 or #5. I don't remember which coupler it was ( 2 or 5) but it sits just</p><p></p><p>in behind the left front signal light. I took the front cowling off to get access to the coupler but you could probably get to it by just taking off</p><p></p><p>the lower front panel.</p><p></p><p>I interpreted this to mean that the starter circuit was finding a ground through the windshield circuit. When I opened up the coupler, I found</p><p></p><p>some corrosion in it. I cleaned it up, stuffed the coupler with some dielectric grease and it's been fine ever since. It may be a longshot but why</p><p></p><p>don't you try pressing the starter button in combination with the windscreen or horn or headlight buttons and see what happens.</p><p></p><p>That just might give you the clue to where the problem lies.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Cajone, post: 1255669, member: 13952"] This sounds like it could be the same problem I had on my '07 last summer - it drove me nuts trying to solve it but here is what I discovered. By accident I found that if I pressed the starter button and the windscreen button at the same time, the bike would start. This led me to suspect it wasn't a spider problem and that there might be a problem in coupler #2 or #5. I don't remember which coupler it was ( 2 or 5) but it sits just in behind the left front signal light. I took the front cowling off to get access to the coupler but you could probably get to it by just taking off the lower front panel. I interpreted this to mean that the starter circuit was finding a ground through the windshield circuit. When I opened up the coupler, I found some corrosion in it. I cleaned it up, stuffed the coupler with some dielectric grease and it's been fine ever since. It may be a longshot but why don't you try pressing the starter button in combination with the windscreen or horn or headlight buttons and see what happens. That just might give you the clue to where the problem lies. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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