I have a ‘95 K1100LT. While freeway cruising, engine suddenly died – as if the engine kill off/on switch mounted on the right handgrip had been flipped to off. Engine cranks over just fine, but won’t run. No sputtering, no misfires; rather, its like the handle-mounted kill switch is turned to off. Electrics otherwise seem normal.
Fuse #1 in the fuse box is blown. When replaced w/ new fuse, #1 fuse blows out upon turning on the ignition. Also, with ignition turned on I do NOT hear the fuel pump come on.
In checking the wiring diagram I see that fuse #1 is in the loop for the side-stand switch. Also, the side-stand switch is wired directly to the fuel pump relay. As you know, when down the side-stand kills the engine if running, & prevents the engine from starting. Seems to me the side stand switch, when open (closed?) kills the engine via the fuel pump relay. So maybe my problem is a shorted out side-stand switch (part #61311459959).
My questions: Has anyone experienced a similar problem & if so, what was the cause? Am I right in suspecting a bad side-stand switch? Or should I be looking elsewhere?
