Arrived at the camp last Thursday for a weekend of riding and my machine wouldn't start. My battery was fully charged. When I turned the key to start it nothing was happening, not even a click. There was another machine the same as mine there so I swapped out the key switch, no change. Checked fuses, relays, all good. After some various diagnosing I determined that I wasn't getting 12 volts to the starter solenoid. I disconnected the wire and ran a new wire up to my battery maintainer plug, touched the wire to the 12v side of the plug and the machine started, this is how I started it for the rest of the weekend. Anybody have any idea what the problem might be or where I should start looking? Is this a common issue with these bikes? Could it be the little switch on the brake lever?
Any help would be appreciated.