No Power

[troyle]

Parked the Raider at the store, came out and had no power when I turned the ignition key to on. No speedo lights, no crank, no nothing. Had to trailer bike home. Anyone else have this problem?

[RoadStarRaider]

[Rick Busbea]

Hate to ask the obvious but since I've done it myself, are you sure you didn't bump the kill switch?  it doesn't have to be all the way off to disconnect and it seems the most likely for such a sudden issue. 

[troyle]

Nope not the kill switch. I tried that first. From another thread thought that it might be a blown fuse. Checked all the fuses and none are blown. I'm thinking I have some kind of electrical short that caused this but don't know how to go about fixing it.

[Rick Busbea]

Okay, my 2nd educated guess would be a shorted out battery...two cells shorting out could cause sudden symptoms such as this.  Was the bike running exactly the same before you shut her down or was it down on power, anything acting sluggish?  That might indicate a generator issue but still don't think it would happen this suddenly.  Please post up what you find as it could prove very valuable for the rest of us.

[troyle]

Everything was running perfectly before all power went out. Let me check the battery next.

[no]

I would start by checking to see if you have voltage on your battery.

[Skidmark]

electrical troubleshooting 101, check power at the battery, if that's good then check power at the key switch. sounds to me your key switch went bad. It's the only thing i can think of aside from a bad battery or blown fuse.

[no]

or a bad connection at the battery itself

[Scoob]

I have it that my bike wont start unless its in neutral once in a while

[blakjak]

Even in gear though it should power on, just won't start.

I'm with the bad battery or a bad connection at the battery.

[troyle]

I put a voltage meter on the battery and the battery is good. When I turn on the key I am getting some kind of "clicking" noise around the battery area but no power.

[Gunner]

If your main fuse is good, I would say battery

[Capt_Zoom]

I put a voltage meter on the battery and the battery is good. When I turn on the key I am getting some kind of "clicking" noise around the battery area but no power.

If all the fuses are good and you're still getting a clicking it could be your starter solenoid but I have no idea where that is on the raider.  If you happen to have a harbor freight nearby go pick up a wire tracer.  I want to say they are $25-30.  Will pay itself off the first time you use it.

[Rick Busbea]

I do believe a clicking noise indicates a bad ground, most likely the negative battery cable.  I would trace that back to the frame and ensure it hasn't worked loose.  Beyond that, I'd contact a bike shop nearby and take it in.  Sorry, that's all I got on this one.

[sundancer87]

I put a voltage meter on the battery and the battery is good. When I turn on the key I am getting some kind of "clicking" noise around the battery area but no power.

Charge the battery, or better yet, go get a new one.  A static reading on a battery will read as good but when the load is applied a problem shows up, usually a bad cell.
My money's on needing a battery.