The oldest son now has a dirt bike after Christmas. He absolutely loves it. He even had to ride down the snow/mud covered trail yesterday and took a spill right in the mud puddle. Needless to say, I have now learned of the dreaded start/run/off switch and water issue. My problem is I am not an electrician and don't really understand electronics. I started looking and realized there are a lot of electrical connections. It seems there are many more connections than on my big bike. I decided to start unplugging pigtails and checking if the bike would start and then stop by the switch. I still have wires running to the following components:
CDI unit
Magneto (two of the four wires unplugged)
Coil
Plug
Ground
The following components are not connected:
Diode
Control unit
The bike still starts and stops with no known problems. Does this sound correct? Would the bike even start and run if something was not right? Am I risking tearing something up because something is unplugged when it should not be? I just want to eliminate the un-necessary connections to remove more possible issues for water. As a side not, we do not race and have no intention of doing so which eliminates any AMA issues. What do you'll think?
CDI unit
Magneto (two of the four wires unplugged)
Coil
Plug
Ground
The following components are not connected:
Diode
Control unit
The bike still starts and stops with no known problems. Does this sound correct? Would the bike even start and run if something was not right? Am I risking tearing something up because something is unplugged when it should not be? I just want to eliminate the un-necessary connections to remove more possible issues for water. As a side not, we do not race and have no intention of doing so which eliminates any AMA issues. What do you'll think?