June 23, 200620 yr I've just removed the horn from my new ('06) Rev3 and now the kill button doesn't work. All I did was remove the headlight unit, disconnect the horn block connector, remove all the horn gubbins (buzzer, wires and button) and put everything back together. Bike starts and runs fine, lights work, everything works apart from the kill switch. I printed out the wiring diagram from the owner's manual PDF, traced all the wires and everything looks OK to me - for flip's sake, all I've done is disconnect 2 wires!!!! Thoughts anyone?
June 23, 200620 yr Author ... assuming you are using an aftermarket 2 wire kill switch Um, no, the bike has one of those switch blocks in the middle of the bars with the kill button on the front (facing the front of the bike) and the light switch on the back (facing the rider). I think the problem must be in the block since if I put the horn back on, the kill button still doesn't work. From the wiring diagram it looks as though there's an earth to the bars inside there so perhaps that has become disconnected somehow... Thanks for the suggestion though!
June 23, 200620 yr just check you havent pressed the kill switch and its jammed in firghtened me a few times most people seem to change them.
June 23, 200620 yr Author just check you havent pressed the kill switch and its jammed in firghtened me a few times most people seem to change them. Funny you should mention that. The first time I rode this bike I stopped for a drink (used the kill switch) and it wouldn't start 5 minutes later. After several minutes of increasingly angry kicking I flicked the kill switch and it popped out a couple of mm and the bike started. On wednesday at a club evening trial, the bike started but died as soon as I cracked the throttle off idle. Once again, I gave the kill button a flick and everything was back to normal. I thought that maybe I'd just got a sticky switch but it appears that this is quite a common problem (translation: the standard Beta switchgear sucks). I think I'll swap it for a Yam one asap!
June 23, 200620 yr Yes exctly the same as my 06 bike mine kept dying at low rev's and cutting out ,ok at high rev's.Found all crap in switch so junked it all is fine now!
June 25, 200620 yr Neonsurge, I had the same problem as you have. I found out (as someone already have suggested) that I had disconnected the earth connection. A two pole switch and a new earth connection is a good idea. I have put mine to the upper engine mounting as I don
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