hello i own a 1997 883 sporster i have just charged the battery up i disconected the charger from battery whilst the seat was off i turn on the starter and noticed sparks comming from a plastic joiner ( maybe part of wiring loom ) thier is no loose wire or exposed wire is this shorting out from somewhere the bike start ok any help please

 

sparks mean LOOSE connection or bare wire making contact with metal,,,,, keep looking

 

Ditto what Rick said. You got something loose, or you have a bare wire. Unplug and replug the connectors in the immediate vicinity of the "sparking". Hand trace each wire in the area you saw the sparks. Look for apinched wire, and then look at the insulation VERY closely to see if you can see a break in it. If it sparked BAD enuff, you should be able to see where it was "arcing" if itIS a break in the insulation. Come back and post again if you needto. Happy hunting, GUMBY

 

As Rick said, if you're seeing sparks there's either a bare wire or a loose connection. If it sparks each time you hit the starter, have someone hit the starter for you as you watch and pinpoint the wire that is sparking. Keep looking, you shouldn't be seeing sparks.

 

Check your connectors, you may have accidently disconnected one and still may look like it is in place but has caused a gap inside the housing that acts like a spark plug. Good Luck!

 

could we get about 5 more people to repeat what I said!..??????

 

Sure, glad to oblige! Sparks mean LOOSE connection or bare wire making contact with metal,,,,, keep looking

Is that what you had in mind?

 

Loose ground on battery.

 

Again, I'd do what Rick said, again. Look for a loose screw or bare a$$ed wire. Gots to be one somewhere there.

 

I'll join in on the fun... Sounds to me like a loose wire or bare wire touching metal. Look high and low for that Hey Rick Count me as one of the 5 [sm=icon_rofl.gif]