Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 7

Hi Michael - definitely could be. Do you have access to/familiar with a multi-meter for electrical testing? For the basics - a $15 multim from anywhere will do. There's a few standard diagnostic steps I can walk you through to get a general idea of what's going on. There are numerous things that can prevent you from getting fire to those plugs. I know this isn't the most interesting task - but the first thing you should do is get your seat and as much of the plastics as possible off - and go from wire to wire checking your connections. Grounds, everything. GIve everything a good look over. You wouldn't believe how many times I've seen this type of situation be simply a loose ground wire - or a break in a wire/melted wire - you name it. If you can let me know about the multi-meter and give that thing a good walk around - tug, poke, move around - don't be hesitant. If something comes disconnected or a wire breaks, comes out of a connector, etc. - all the better. It was going to do that eventually anyways. It's a good way to get familiar with the machine and to at least eliminate the simplest causes first. All The Best - and Good Luck - Justin McCartney 17 South Industries, LLC