• 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

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All 2st Switch block problem

Anthony_1978

Anthony_1978

Husqvarna
AA Class
Yesturday we went riding and it was raining and wet after 1/2 an hour my bike died. here's the vid

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anyway ended up towing it home, it turned out to be a corroded switch block. as soons as i disconnect the switch block, the bike starts anyone else had this happen :confused:

is there a better swich block solution? the switch block sucks, stupid design means the kill switch fills with water easily on a wet ride, it looks rusty inside. an OEM one is $200 Aus, but why would i buy another crap version?

I'm thinking of going commando style and ditching all together and using the choke as a kill switch. also i've got a spare 2002 525EXC KTM one that i might try and retrofit. has anyone tried this?
 
you can take the switch apart, clean off the connections and put some greese on them. di-electric is best but ive found most any kind of grese will work.

put it back together and go.
 
In the US they just come with a kill switch. A suziki one has the same connectors (I think, you can compare at a dealer). The last one I bought was abotu $10 and plugged rigtht in.
 
NWRider;112717 said:
In the US they just come with a kill switch. A suziki one has the same connectors (I think, you can compare at a dealer). The last one I bought was abotu $10 and plugged rigtht in.
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ok i might get a suzuki version. what model is it from?
 
razornpc;112666 said:
you can take the switch apart, clean off the connections and put some greese on them. di-electric is best but ive found most any kind of grese will work.

put it back together and go.
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its all rusty inside:thumbsdown: as soon as i plug it in after a clean, the engine dies :excuseme:
 
Anthony, is the switch block the one one on the handlebar or elsewhere ? If its the handlebar switch block, then maybe try a brand from another bike. I have done this on road bikes, where the headlight was hard wired on and replaced with a switch which included an on off switch. Not too hard to do.

Post a picture ?

Maybe trailtech are interested.

http://trailtech.net/switches.html
 
I had the trailtech one initially, it didn't last long for me (in really wet conditions). I then moved to a sealed waterproof toggle switch to turn on the lights, got it from jaycar (hugely overkill electrically, but has been going well so far). Link

I then use waterproof MX kill switches for the start, horn and kill functions. (these were $10 off ebay for memory). Like this

Bit of stuffing around to wire up, but so far it's standing up to the water and mud.
 
topari;113369 said:
Anthony, is the switch block the one one on the handlebar or elsewhere ? If its the handlebar switch block, then maybe try a brand from another bike. I have done this on road bikes, where the headlight was hard wired on and replaced with a switch which included an on off switch. Not too hard to do.

Post a picture ?
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pics attached. spoke to my Husky dealer and i'm getting the part replaced under warranty :thumbsup:
 

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Benny boy;113490 said:
I had the trailtech one initially, it didn't last long for me (in really wet conditions). I then moved to a sealed waterproof toggle switch to turn on the lights, got it from jaycar (hugely overkill electrically, but has been going well so far). Link

I then use waterproof MX kill switches for the start, horn and kill functions. (these were $10 off ebay for memory). Like this

Bit of stuffing around to wire up, but so far it's standing up to the water and mud.
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that waterproof switch looks good :thumbsup:
 
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