I have a 1986 honda trx125 4 wheeler and i have lost the key and want to just hot wire ignition.It has a red green black and a black with white stripe from ignition.Which ones do i splice together to get spark ?Any idea's would be great and no the quad is not hot,just to old to spend $ on a new key switch.Thanks for any help.
hot wire my 86 trx125
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red and black together..edit: this is comming out of your plug harness !
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Also, make sure the other two wires aren't connected or plugged into the keyswitch unless the keyswitch is turned on or it won't start. The other two wires, if connected, will ground the ignition system.
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Yep, I've done that a few times to keep from buying a keyswitch when the keyswitch went bad. If I remember right, you have to leave the last tumbler in as that is what holds the keyswitch together.
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it's not a tumbler..it's shaped like a c-clip..it holds the round part that holds the tumblers together..that has to stay inside it..all the rest can be removed.
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Yeah, I think I'm thinking about a Yamaha keyswitch. I think the last tumbler holds the Yamaha keyswitch together. I've removed the tumblers on both kinds, but it's been a long time and I can't remember good. LOL.
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your getting closer to that damn allthetimmers ya know !..lmfaooo.
thanks guys
ok key switch has been totally removed and i have only the wires exposed(green,red,black and black with white stripe.I tried to get spark with the green and black wire with white stripe together but no good i only saw the neutral coming on when we tried pull starting it.i will try your suggestion tomorrow,but what do i do with the remaining 2 wires?put wire nuts on them or ground to frame?..Thanks again for info guys....
ok key switch has been totally removed and i have only the wires exposed(green,red,black and black with white stripe.I tried to get spark with the green and black wire with white stripe together but no good i only saw the neutral coming on when we tried pull starting it.i will try your suggestion tomorrow,but what do i do with the remaining 2 wires?put wire nuts on them or ground to frame?..Thanks again for info guys....
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Hook the red wire and the black wire together and put tape or wire nuts on the other two wires, but don't let them touch or don't ground them or it will ground your ignition system and the ATV won't start.
The keyswitch works like this:
Keyswitch on = red wire and black wire connected, black/white wire and green wire are not connected.
Keyswitch off = black/white wire and green wire connected, red wire and black wire are not connected.
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You check resistance across the primary windings (two terminals) and again across the secondary windings (end of coil wire and ground terminal), but I don't know the specs for your quad. I don't have a repair manual for it.
i have a 1987 honda trx 125 that just about all the wires has been cut and ridged together to get it to run without a key and i am wanting to put a key switch in it .... well i put one in it and when u turn it on then it will crank but when u turn it off it dont cut off .... can any body tell me what i need to do to fix it ?
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In looking at the wiring diagram it looks like the black with a white stripe wire needs to be grounded. The handlebar kill switch does this when it's not in the run position and according to the service manual, the ignition switch has four wires going to it. Two of the wires are the black with a white stripe wire and a green wire. The green is ground. The black with a white stripe wire goes to the CDI. When the ignition switch is off you should have continuity between these two wires.
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