Recent content by Severian

I realized the previous relay was also aftermarket and checked the one my son had ordered and it was 02-00 and not 00-00, so I got the right one, put it in, and now it starts every time! Thanks, everyone!

So it looks like it's the relay, since I could start it by hot-wiring. I'll have to get an OEM one.

I switched back to the old relay and it didn't help! Now when I press the starter I just get the fuel pressure sound and a yellow engine light. It doesn't turn over or even tick. However, I was able to start it by crossing the screws on the relay. And it stayed started!

Thanks! It is aftermarket and we did realize to reverse it and it worked. The old one was probably fine (the battery showed good on every test but proved to just have weak output, so replacing the relay was probably redundant). I could go back in and put in the old one to check it, that would at...

Thanks! It ran fine when the starter was in. It will not run at all without it. I start with no throttle and then raise it (idle to wide open has no change to whether it quits). Could be the idle speed setting, although that seems odd since it ran fine before the battery and relay change.

Hi! New FJR owner here, but the bike isn't - it's a 2003 with 80,000 miles on it. Ran great for a week but very hard to start and the battery was weak (knew that goin in) so replaced the battery and the starter relay and now the bike starts fine... Except that now it shuts off as soon as I let...