Thread: I think i fried something :(

Ok, I will post pictures of the complete tear down of my 1970 ct70 very soon...I finally got to the stage where I wanted to see if all the parts worked and went for a start. After months of sitting and the engine being torn down and rebuilt it started second kick (after unsticking the float). not just did it start, but when I tested my wiring job-the lights worked as they were supposed to. It was running rather shabby and I decided to put the seat back on it and do a road test-which I did. under the seat was no battery and some exposed wires...well 2 exposed wires... I started it up and decided to play with the carb a little. as I was beside the bike, i thought i could hear something shorting...and for a reason as yet unknown...i reached up and turned the key to turn on the lights...the bike instantly died. I opened the seat and am pretty sure the hot and ground wires were touching. I took care of that and well...no start. Put in a new plug...nothing...took that out and the small electrode was black and no spark. I should have tested it before sticking it in.

anyway...this bike always has started second kick. How bad do you guys think I damaged it? Where would you start on trouble shooting this problem? There isn't even any ticking you would hear when testing a plug on the cooling fins...nothing. What did I kill??
Thank you so much for any response.

Do you have an in-line fuse?

there is an inline fuse between the battery and the wire harness...but I had the battery out so there was no fuse protection...unless there is another fuse somewhere in the harness.

Originally Posted by DaVinci

there is an inline fuse between the battery and the wire harness...but I had the battery out so there was no fuse protection...unless there is another fuse somewhere in the harness.

Thats the only fuse...For testing, I would put a charged battery in and check the wires. The stator runs the lheadlight, but if the wires are okay you will be able to get a reading from them. Your seat pan could have shorted them also if they were exposed.