'02 Heritage Springer, running fine yesterday, this morning turn on ignition and:
1) No lights, but fender light and brake lights work.
2) No neutral, high beam or oil lights, but horn works.
3) Odometer shows miles, but engine won't crank.

All fuses are good, battery is charged and connections are good. Carb model.

Bad ignition switch?

 

Hell i would start there only takes like 15 minutes to take apart and clean it up... Worth a shot I'd think. Blinkers work? When my switch was acking up the blinkers and brake light wasn't working. If that don't help I'd try the relays?

 

My two cents are the relays...

 

Took it apart, cleaned the switch contacts really well. They were pretty nasty. Bike starts and runs. Lights work. Now no horn, no odometer, no brake lights. No turn signals in either situation, but front running lights are now on. Fuses all good.

This is the type of situation I associate with a chewed up electrical system. Not the case here. I've had this bike since 2002 and no problems like this. When I figure it out it will probably be something simple.

 

well maybe it's time for a new switch... theres a plate in there or a ring with contact points they must have been swaped or flipped when it went back together? Making all the things that wasn't working work and vise versa? Atleast you know the relays are good...

 

What was the diagnosis? I looked at my schematic and noticed all of the
above are on the same circuit (acc).

 

I'm waiting for UPS to bring the new switch. I can hear a little piece of something rattle around inside the old switch. I'm assuming whatever is bouncing around previously kept IGN and ACC separate. If the new switch fixes it, I'll call it good and chalk it up to plastic pieces in a high use unit.

This switch has had a lot of use in 8 years. The old style switrch probably would have failed a long time ago.

 

New ebay switch came in the mail today. Plugged it in and normal service has been restored.

 

Good for you!!

 

happened to me the other day. wish i would have seen this earlier. you can set you test light up and check, but the acc. side is what you were getting power to. the ing. side was bad. sorry i got in on the tail end of this.