Diagnose my Bandit 600 - NO NEUTRAL LIGHT!!!??? Thanks 4help

[bebar10]

I would very much appreciate ANY feedback you guys could give me
regarding repairs for my 2001 Suzuki Bandit 600cc. I've exhausted
everything I know (limted) in regards to combustion engines and the
electical system trouble shooting this.


What happened?
Went to start the bike for a first ride in several months.
Battery dead.
Jumped bike, went out riding to put some charge in the battery.
Gunned it down a hill and downshifted.
Lost electical power, LOUD backfire sound, then tried to role-start it
while coasting down hill. No luck.


Where I am now?
With jumper cables hooked up to my car, I can get power to headlights,
oil indicator light, etc...on the bike.


BUT - THE NEUTRAL LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT EVEN WHEN I CAN VERIFY THE
TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I HIT THE STARTER -
not even a click. All fuses, including master and acessory have been
checked.


Why would the neutral light not come on? Is there a relay in the
starter? Could the starter be fried?


ANY AND ALL ADVICE WOULD BE WELCOMED - poor medical student over
here...looking to get this thing up and running on my own.


Thanks,
Ben

[Red01]

Did you try the starter with the clutch lever pulled in?
If it'll start that way, there's probably an open in the neutral light wiring or you have a defective neutral safety switch.

If it won't start with the clutch lever pulled in, then you have a problem in the starter circuit.

[billythefish]

you may have a totally dead battery. take it and have it tested.
if it has died completely it wont complete the electrical circuit even when the engine is running.
try a friends battery otherwise and see if that works.