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So i finished up my RAW 80cc kit tonight and had a few questions. I have black to black and blue to blue, and then one wire from the killswitch spliced with the blues and the ground screwed onto the frame. But, the killswitch isnt working, anything i did incorrectly??

Also, the bike turns off when i pull in the clutch. Does that just have to do with the idle? Thanks in advance
 
ok i'm a noob also but i think i can help (just take everything i say with a grain of salt)

kill switch (i still have to purchase one-aint no way i'm using any plastic on my build)
the wiring on my bike is black to black, blue to blue. (no lights on my bike)right now, if i need to kill it, i just pull the 2 black wires apart.

ya might wanna try splicing the the kill switch to the black wires, but if that don't work........

.......disconnect your black wires. connect one black wire to one side of the kill switch and the other black wire to the other side of the kill switch (black wires only connected via the kill switch-nothing grounded out to the frame)

as for the bike stalling, could be the choke or ya might just have to ajust your throttle cable ( just like ajusting a bicycle brake, you want to back the cable out of the throttle assembly and lock it down with the nut) this will open your throttle up.
 
Im a little confused on what you mean by saying connect one black wire to the killswitch and connect the other black wire to the other side of the killswitch??
 
first i'd try grounding one wire of the kill switch and connecting the other wire to the black wires.

also your kill switch could be pooched.

this morning i've put a 12volt toggle(on off) switch between the black wires on my bike (one black wire to each side of the switch.)
if i need to kill the bike, i break the connection (ie flip the switch to off)
i don't think this is the common way to wire the bike, but from what i've read theres multiple ways of doing it.

i was basicly explaining the same thing with your bike.
one black wire would be connect to the leed/wire on one end of the kill switch, the other black wire connected to the other leed/wire on the kill switch. (but thats only if you have an on/off switch)
the one that comes with the kit wont work this way. its always in the off posision until you push it. then it robs power from the engine.

check this out.
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=13023
 
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Congrats on the ride! The kill switches with the kit are known for problems. Do you have a multi-meter? Check the ohms on the switch, open and closed. Make sure it goes to zero closed! Other wise I would guess your engine may be insulated from the frame, I ground mine right to the muffler bolt with a ring terminal.

Or as listed above, you can put a switch in the blue wire if ya want.

Ed
 
I dont even use the kill switch... just use the choke to kill the engine. Easier and gets rid of the ugly wires... you can replace the switch with a metal throttle cable housing from thats dax.

As for the engine dying when you clutch it... that is because the idle adjust screw on the side of the carb is out too far. Just screw it in until it idles to your satisfaction. Mine did the same thing.

Congratulations and enjoy that thing.
 
first i'd try grounding one wire of the kill switch and connecting the other wire to the black wires.

also your kill switch could be pooched.

this morning i've put a 12volt toggle(on off) switch between the black wires on my bike (one black wire to each side of the switch.)
if i need to kill the bike, i break the connection (ie flip the switch to off)
i don't think this is the common way to wire the bike, but from what i've read theres multiple ways of doing it.

i was basicly explaining the same thing with your bike.
one black wire would be connect to the leed/wire on one end of the kill switch, the other black wire connected to the other leed/wire on the kill switch. (but thats only if you have an on/off switch)
the one that comes with the kit wont work this way. its always in the off posision until you push it. then it robs power from the engine.

check this out.
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=13023

Where did you get your switch from? Can you take some pictures of how your looks like? Preferrably with all the wire in the picture so i can get an idea of what it looks like. Thanks a lot
 
Where did you get your switch from? Can you take some pictures of how your looks like? Preferrably with all the wire in the picture so i can get an idea of what it looks like. Thanks a lot

just get rid of the switch and use the choke to kill it. Much easier
 
using the choke to turn off engine usually takes 30secs to a 1 minuite and ok to use.
you can also hook your white wire from engine to the stripe wire on kill switch and black wire from kill switch to ground on bikeframe,muffler bolt,engine mount,or black wire from engine.
 
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