I have a 97 cbr f3 and im having an electrical problem. When i go to turn it on nothing happens. No lights, horn, turn, nothin. I checked the bat and its fine. We tried push starting and that didnt work. Ive checked all the fuses and still cant find the problem. Plz help

 

How do you know the bat is good? Your bat could be so dead that it can't power the smallest of bulbs. If you've tested it with a multi-meter and it came out with 12.5+ volts, than your ignition switch could have gone bad or contacts have become corroded. Check your ig. switch with an ohm meter (should be included in the multi-meter). You'll have to unplug it from under the front cowling and see if you have continuity when the switch is in the "on" position. If you don't have continuity, you can take the ig. switch apart, but you'll need some small and large torx screw drivers. By the way, there is a 30amp fuse under the tank, have you checked that fuse?

 

Does the fuel pump prime when you turn the key?

 

Fuel pumps on F3's don't prime when you turn on the key. They only run when the engine is actually running. Make sure the 30A fuse is good. It's right near the battery. It's a part of the starter relay.

 

Ive done all that. Main fuse under tank is good, battery was tested; it was good (i even did a swap and still nothing). i tested the ignition switch in the off position and got no continuity then i switched it on and got it; so that cant be the problem. it was riding fine two days ago, then i skipped a day due to light showers and the following morning is when i got this. Im runin out of ideas cause it wont even bump start....plz anything will help

 

Alright then, lets see where you have power and where you don't. For the checks I'm going to ask about, your ground lead from your meter will stay on a ground or bare metal frame somewhere.

I'm sure you're familiar with this white 3 pin connector since it's your ignition switch connector. With your negative lead on ground, and your positive lead on the RED wire of this 3 pin connector, what voltage do you read ? Make your check from the upper side you see here, not the lower side, which you can see is disconnected in this photo. The reason for this is that this is the source side. You should read 12v DC all the time.


With the ignition switch in the on/run position, you should read 12v DC on all 3 wires. The connector needs to be plugged in to make this check.

If all these check out, then it's on to the fuse box. You're going to want to check the wires that go into it. You'll want to check the Blue/Orange (blue wire with orange stripe) wire for 12v DC when the ignition switch is in the on position. Also check the RED/BLACK (red wire with a black stripe) wire. It too should have 12v DC with the ignition in the on position too.

Let us know what you find.