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80 through 83 Wing will no longer start in Neutral unless clutch is engaged?

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Nightrider1
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I do not know what this is or does, but my 80 GL1100 quit starting in netural unless I engaged the clutch. I replaced this breaker, and now, it starts correctly in neutral. It is located under the false gas tank, right where the wiring harness splits. I hope this helps someone.
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I tried to upload 2 more pics, but this should be good enough. The breaker/fuse is about 1 inch in length, 3/8 wide, and 1/2 iinch tall. Not very big at all, but enough to give you a headache.

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William_86
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thanks for the info mate! i guess this applies to a few newer models also.
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Nightrider1
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Hey 86!
Haven't heard from you for awhile. I do not know about any latter models, but I'm pretty sure they are on all of the 1200's.
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RB
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Fairly sure it's a diode..oneway..switch
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oharaLTD
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It's called a silicone rectifier, I've had to replace one on my 450 and 750. I keep a spare in my saddlebag now cause the 1200 has one also.
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96aspencade
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My 1500 will "only":waving: start in neutral, do you know if they have one of these as well ?
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Shooter
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RB wrote:
Fairly sure it's a diode..oneway..switch
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Plus one for RB, part of the start safety circuit if bike is in gear. I believe they're used in one form or another on all of the latter day Hondas... :gunhead:
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ding dong
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Shooter wrote:
RB wrote:
Fairly sure it's a diode..oneway..switch
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Plus one for RB, part of the start safety circuit if bike is in gear. I believe they're used in one form or another on all of the latter day Hondas... :gunhead:
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Even used on the gl1000. Called a neutral diode in the diagram.
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oharaLTD wrote:
It's called a silicone rectifier, I've had to replace one on my 450 and 750. I keep a spare in my saddlebag now cause the 1200 has one also.
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Actually, it's a diode. A silicon (not silicone) rectifier is a device, usually made up of four diodes, that converts AC into DC. A diode is a one-way valve that lets current through in one direction only.
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GSMacLean wrote:
oharaLTD wrote:
It's called a silicone rectifier, I've had to replace one on my 450 and 750. I keep a spare in my saddlebag now cause the 1200 has one also.
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Actually, it's a diode. A silicon (not silicone) rectifier is a device, usually made up of four diodes, that converts AC into DC. A diode is a one-way valve that lets current through in one direction only.
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ok silicon, see this page #2
http://fiche.ronayers.com/Index.cfm.../GroupID/319005/Group/WIRE_HARNESS_85_GL1200L
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If you installed fuse instead of diode you can have problems. I bought a replacement diode from Radio Shack for 50 cents. It didn't look like Honda diode and I spent some time figuring out how Amps current it should work with.
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1500 winger
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96aspencade wrote:
My 1500 will "only":waving: start in neutral, do you know if they have one of these as well ?
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You might have the clutch switch bad, do you hear two clicks when you pull the clutch lever all the way to the grip, if not the switch is bad and needs to be replaced. The first click is the cruise control kick off the second click is for starting in gear by pulling clutch to the grip. Mel :waving:
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newbiker wrote:
If you installed fuse instead of diode you can have problems. I bought a replacement diode from Radio Shack for 50 cents. It didn't look like Honda diode and I spent some time figuring out how Amps current it should work with.
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You can install a fuse or jumper the connections with whatever, the only problem it will cause is the neutral light will come on every time the clutch is pulled.
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96aspencade wrote:
My 1500 will "only":waving: start in neutral, do you know if they have one of these as well ?
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Bad clutch lever switch. Simple check: remove and short wires, it will start (make sure you don't start it in gear)
If you have multi tester: lever pulled-switch shorted.
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