Yesterday, I rode the bike over to the vehicle registry office some16 kms away & parked it at the emission testing center on side stand and in "neutral" as indicated by the green light on the dashboard before I killed the engine.
When my turn for emission testing came up, I switched the key to ignition but the "neutral" green indicator did not show up... Only the 2 red indicator lamps for ignition & ABS appeared. Tried starting up the bike w/ the starter switch, but nothing! The bike is definitely in "neutral" as I can move it forward or backwards.
I tried shifting from 1st gear to 2nd up to the 5th and back to "neutral" & trying to move the bike while in gear hoping to lodge or dislodge whatever is preventing the "neutral" light from turning on.... All to no avail.
With the help of others, I push-started the bike, w/c it did, and moved the bike around for a while and eventually shifted to "neutral" & slowly released the clutch lever. The engine continued running but the "neutral" green light still refuses to light up. When I pushed down the side stand, the engine died.
After some 10 mins, I switched the key to ignition again. The "neutral" green light finally appeared but only for a second or two. I had to push start the bike again just to be able to get back home.
Upon reaching home, and with engine still running but in "neutral" without the green light, I hoisted the bike on its center stand. The jarring momentarily caused the green "neutral" light to appear but, again, only for a second or two.
Has anyone ever encountered something like this? Obviously, something must be loose somewhere w/c prevents the green light from energizing and completing the circuit to allow engine startup. Any ideas or suggestions?
When my turn for emission testing came up, I switched the key to ignition but the "neutral" green indicator did not show up... Only the 2 red indicator lamps for ignition & ABS appeared. Tried starting up the bike w/ the starter switch, but nothing! The bike is definitely in "neutral" as I can move it forward or backwards.
I tried shifting from 1st gear to 2nd up to the 5th and back to "neutral" & trying to move the bike while in gear hoping to lodge or dislodge whatever is preventing the "neutral" light from turning on.... All to no avail.
With the help of others, I push-started the bike, w/c it did, and moved the bike around for a while and eventually shifted to "neutral" & slowly released the clutch lever. The engine continued running but the "neutral" green light still refuses to light up. When I pushed down the side stand, the engine died.
After some 10 mins, I switched the key to ignition again. The "neutral" green light finally appeared but only for a second or two. I had to push start the bike again just to be able to get back home.
Upon reaching home, and with engine still running but in "neutral" without the green light, I hoisted the bike on its center stand. The jarring momentarily caused the green "neutral" light to appear but, again, only for a second or two.
Has anyone ever encountered something like this? Obviously, something must be loose somewhere w/c prevents the green light from energizing and completing the circuit to allow engine startup. Any ideas or suggestions?