i have had numerous instances like this with the cbr in past 20,000 km's...

headlight switch...
sudden no electricals..
no turning on..
sputtering and then went dead like no fuel and back on as normal as ever before....

headlight switch is still twitchy.. i tortured it so much thats its back to its normal functionality..

sometimes the bike would stall midway and would not power-on.. nutin that bugged me...

answer :: give it a few seconds ... powe off everything.. remove the key.. let the poor lady relax for say 10 seconds.. give it a second shot and viola....

if you get sudden engine dies and wont start.. pull the accelerater like we used to do in 2 strokers and then gun the starter.. it will bring it back to life withing 3 seconds..


and yes i have had that same freak case where i rode 30km in dark on High beam with the pass light switch pressed all the way

Lol...so it is some kind of paranormal activity..eh ? :-P

Anyway , even i was about to ride with the pass switch pressed, it is when i started doing htat and left the pass switch i found the headlights were working fine..!! :-P

Cheers
Ride safe
Krishna

tie a black thread..
break a coconut..
avoid riding n saturday's
donate a lot of money.
wear saffron cloth.
avoid perfume, deo and talcum powder.
do pooja archana.. ( pooja n archana both .. same time )

Lol...so it is some kind of paranormal activity..eh ? :-P

Anyway , even i was about to ride with the pass switch pressed, it is when i started doing htat and left the pass switch i found the headlights were working fine..!! :-P

Cheers
Ride safe
Krishna

Guys, yesterday evening about 6.30 I had the weirdest electrical issue I have ever faced on any bike and this is the second only issue I have faced with the CBR.
So here goes, I started riding at 6pm, all the electrical were fine, the pilot lamps were on, horns and indicators working fine , and no isues at all, the display brightness also was just fine.
Noe by 6.30 when it got dark, i pushed the button to headlights ON, but the light wouldn't come on, the pilot lamps are working but the headlights wouldn't come on. Tried toggling the high beam switch into high beam mode, it wouldn't work, even the high beam blue indicator on the console wasn't coming on.
So now i am stuck at night time with no headlights, tricky situation.
So i press the pass switch and the high beam works fine, even the high beam indicator is working, once i release the pass switch , its back to darkness, mind you the headlight switch is ON all this time.
Now i just give it a try and press and hold the pass switch for 3-4 seconds and release it, now the high beam is working fine, i double checked to see if it was not the pass switch was stuck or not, it wasn't, now it was really the high beam was working, so i ruled out bulb fusing problem since it was working.

Now i toggle to low beam , but it doesn't work, toggle back to high beam again its a no show, repeat the pass switch manuvoer for 3-4 seconds, the high beam starts working again.

So i set for home since at least the high beam is working and i did not want to take risk and get stranded without light.

Now after some time, I have to stop again, so i try it again, this time also the light are a no-go, the pass switch maneuver manages to get the high beam working, but this time the low beam also worked on toggling the switch , so now i even ruled out low beam being fused out.

But still the problem is that the headlight switch doesn't activate the lights, instead i need to hold on to the pass switch for a few seconds to activate the light.

Now then , Next stop I stop the bike for about 15-20 minutes, meeting with a friend, i explained the issue to him and we both are equally puzzled, and now after this break, I tried the headlight switch, but this time is decides to work fine without any issues, just like how it should, did not need the pass switch to activate the lights.

From that time onwards , i tried stopping multiple times and trying to check if the problem is recurring, but it was working fine every time after that.
So, now i am left totally stupefied, with no idea what was going on with the electrical s.
Now all the other electrical functions were working without any problem.

Now, my question, has anybody faced such a freak occurrence before ? And what do you guys think about it ?

Wiring harness problem ? or anything similar ?


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Krishna

That's really a strange case.
I had one such freak issue at about 4k on odo. I was going from Bangalore to Coimbatore had taken a break at Salem and started at about 8 30 pm and was about 25km short . All was fine. Suddenly the bike stopped.. The engine just switched off. I was like what the hell. Tried the starter, it used to crank but engine won't come to life. Checked the wires etc for any external damage but nothing amiss. Being night and seeing a line soul struggling with a heavily loaded bike few cars stopped to help but no one knew a thing ABOUT CBR then Aug 2011. Finally I gave up and started calling my office to arrange for alternate transport for me as well as the bike. In between had another gap on the starter and voila the bike started as if nothing had happened. After that there was no more drama and I reached home.
Next day went to the service center told them the problem but on checking all was fine.


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I am facing the exact same issue for past two days. will take it to honda tomorow to get it checked.

Same thing happened to me some days back, only the indicator was on

Oh my god..!!! So much expenses..!!!:-P I think i'll get another bike..!! :-P

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Krishna

Lol...so it is some kind of paranormal activity..eh ? :-P

Anyway , even i was about to ride with the pass switch pressed, it is when i started doing htat and left the pass switch i found the headlights were working fine..!! :-P

Cheers
Ride safe
Krishna

Sounds like rust deposition inside the terminals of switch gears to me.

Spray penetrating fluid like WD 40/Zorrik 88 into the switch gears liberally. Give 5 - 10 mins and then while the ignition key is switched off go back and forth with the switches from OFF to ON position many times.. repeat it atleast 10 -20 times. After that ride your bike.. i am sure the problem will be solved.

Also make sure that you switch between the two key sets provided along with your bike. This will allow even wear between the both.


Cheers,

i can assure you its paranormal for sure... whats the point of going to SVC when its caused by something out of the world..
watch the skies. if you spot any UFO else any banyan tree.. we will have to do a group ride in midnight and pray . this will solve
all the issue. worst case we might need to do so some sacrifice as a ritual and sprinkle holy water over the bike and make it take rounds of the holy fire
put a loudspeaker that can make people go deaf and chant mantras all day long.....

we are in India.. how can we talk logical stuff..

WD40, yes, i have ran out of it. Seems it is time to get a new bottle.

Shiv, tell me one thing, does it make any difference ? Using the other key or not ?

using both keys will keep the lock also intact for longer duration. while we might loose or render the first key useless the new key gets issues being back to original shape
as the lock and the first key both get worn out over the time. using both keys time to time will extend this period. nutin serious but can be done..
yes its oxidation over the copper contacts and with rains coming i am sure some moisture did the trick..


Lol, this is getting fun..!!

Logic ? what do you mean ? never heard of that intriguing word..!! Surely it must be evil..!!

it was pun intended about going to SVC as being logical the correct step is to get it checked from the correct guy
like for illness we go see a doc however being india someone might even suggest some "baba" for " buri nazar"
however how bout buying" nazar suraksha kawach"

slogging all day at work.. some fun is mandatory..

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Ride Safe
Krishna

sometimes the bike would stall midway and would not power-on.. nutin that bugged me...

answer :: give it a few seconds ... powe off everything.. remove the key.. let the poor lady relax for say 10 seconds.. give it a second shot and viola....

It happens to me occasionally: She refuses to start in gear when I pull in the clutch and thumb the starter - especially when I stop at signals and turn off the ignition when the bike is in gear.
Answer: Release the clutch. Gently half-pull the clutch - not more than a couple of millimeters. Now thumb the starter. Off you go!

Are you trying to say that sometimes the vehicle doesn't start while in gear and then you apply this method? If so then i feel the clutch switch needs to be inspected and replaced if necessary. The same issues have been witnessed by a lot of KTM owners and this is the simplest solution for the same.
@krish2778 yep ironhorse is right switching between the keysets increases the life of all the mentioned parts and lesser hassle for you in the long run.


Cheers,

It happens to me occasionally: She refuses to start in gear when I pull in the clutch and thumb the starter - especially when I stop at signals and turn off the ignition when the bike is in gear.
Answer: Release the clutch. Gently half-pull the clutch - not more than a couple of millimeters. Now thumb the starter. Off you go!