GSXR 750 guage says "CHEC"

[Justen]

I just got my bike painted and put together tonight, and it seems to run fine, start like normal (with choke), but the digital guage that usually shows the temp just says CHEC. The oil light right beside it is not on. I haven't changed anything since taking it apart. I don't have the lights and stuff hooked up yet. Just put the tank on and wanted to start it. What could it be?

[Fisdu]

I moved this thread to the correct discussion group.

[Justen]

Just figured out it won't start or even try to start in gear. Put it in neutral, and it will start and idle fine, but as soon as you go to put it in gear, it kills it. The clutch cable is adjusted all of the way out on the adjustment up on the lever. It acts like Im not pulling the clutch at all when I've got it pulled all the way.

[IGetVert]

Could that be the kickstand kill switch or hate to say it but is your kickstand down.

[Justen]

yes, kick stand is down, and the resistance in all of the sensors/switches are right on spec. I just checked all of them.

[fireblade1]

If your kickstand is down, it will "kill" the bike when it's put in gear. Wise man once say "never start your bike while in gear unless absolutely necessary." Try to start it in neutral when using the kickstand. Should fix the problem.

[Justen]

Yeah, I've got that. But why would the guage not go to the temp after the bike is started in neutral? It was staying on "CHEC". Just got done washing my bike with the new paint and stuff on it, and it did as usual, just went to the temp and everything seems to be fine, but what would have caused the guage to still read "CHEC" after starting the bike in neutral?

[fireblade1]

Don't know, I'll fiddle with my gixxer a bit and see if I can get it to do it while in neutral. I'll PM you with the results.

[4Given-Squid]

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[Tuna6]

Squid you are one funny SOB.:D

[SpeedyCycles]

What year is your Gixxer?

You have a plug in the back that is white... it does not plug into anything. There will be 4 prongs, only TWO have metal in them. Take a paper clip and complete that circuit, your guages *should* light up an error code #. For example, if it is a FI issue, it will prolly light up #56. When you get a #, call Suzuki and find out what your error code is.

Hope this helps,

Frank

[shdwbtch]

Originally posted by SpeedyCycles
What year is your Gixxer?

You have a plug in the back that is white... it does not plug into anything. There will be 4 prongs, only TWO have metal in them. Take a paper clip and complete that circuit, your guages *should* light up an error code #. For example, if it is a FI issue, it will prolly light up #56. When you get a #, call Suzuki and find out what your error code is.

Hope this helps,

Frank

16 grand spent at MMI says you are right, frankie!!

[fireblade1]

I messed with the gixxer today. The only way you can get the "check" signal to come on and stay on is if you have it in gear with the kickstand down. This creates what is commonly known as the "Arkansas Duh Huh Factor". It's an idiot proof way of Suzuki telling you "hey stoopid your kickstand is down" (been guilty of it many times). Solution to this is: put the kickstand up then put it into gear. There should be no problems what so ever. Quoting Bill Engvall "Here's your sign".
Also, you need to put the clutch cable back into proper tension setting... ie: kill switch activated by clutch drop with no rpm added. Don't do anything that would involve disengaging the clutch to a riding position until you have the KICKSTAND UP!

Stoney

[Justen]

Frank, thank you. I will try that. I've got it started and sometimes it says "CHEC" and sometimes it will show the temp like it should. I went for a ride today because it didn't have the CHEC on the guage and seemed to ride fine, but when I got out, it would sometimes toggle between the temp and "CHEC". The low oil pressure light right by the digital guage has not ever been on this whole time with the bike running. Just the digital guage saying 'CHEC'. I have a hardback Haynes manual, and it doesn't say **** about this or what exactly would cause the guage to read this way. Good book overall though

[DrHengle]

The dealer mode plug on the 03/04 models have 6 holes, 4 pins, make sure you jump the correct two or budget in a new ecu.
for a copy of the codes and the procedure do a search on www.gixxer.com

[fireblade1]

Justen, kindly post your results when you fix the problem so that the rest of the gixxer riders may benefit from the wisdom you gain. Especially if it involves error codes.

[Justen]

Shorted the two across and it still just says CHEC. What now? The bike starts and runs fine.

[Justen]

Can any help me out here? I would really love to get this thing going. I would pay someone to do it/help me do it, or to just take the time to let me know what is wrong with it. I am not stupid, but I am not a bike guy (yet..im trying), been doing the fast car thing for quite a while. I have noticed that it is almost impossible to push the bike around the shop now with the clutch pulled all the way. I think it is stuck in gear. I have a whole other trans. Someone please help. I also have a truck now so I can take it somewhere if someone could look at it. Im in Springfield some. Help?

[srtpntman]

I'm not anywhere near the expert some of these guys are, but I'm curious. You say you painted the bike then washed it. I'm wondering if somewhere in there, you didn't get some water inside a connection, possibly causing an intermittent short. If you have a weed blower, undo the wiring harnesses and blow a lot of hot air around you gauges and wiring harness and see if that helps, it you don't have one of those, a hair dryer would work.

[DrHengle]

You have to jump the pins to dealer mode while the FI light is on. If you turn the key off (to open the trunk) and then jump the pins, then you clear the codes. Where it says "check" it will flash a code. (ie. C-46 ) Did you take the exhaust off when you had it painted? It is very common to get a FI code if you did. C-46=the EXCVA (exhaust control valve actuator).

[Justen]

No, I did not need to take the exhaust off to paint it. And this was going on before I took it apart to paint it, I just took the time the bike was down as a good time to paint it. It is dry for sure. Been inside a dry garage and not out for 2 months now because I can't get this fixed. The "chec" comes on everytime I turn the key on, and I have tried checking it with the key in every position. Thank you for your time in reading my thread. This is exactly what I need. Some great info from you guys that have been doing this longer than I have.

[gixxxer351]

Can't help you any more than the guys on here already did, but I would like to see some pictures of the new paint job.

[Justen]

Here is a few pictures of my bike with the fresh paint. It wasn't completely put together because I knew it would coming back apart but you get the picture. Also, all of the scallops and lines are not stickers any more. It is all paint done with fine line tape. The only stickers on the bike are the "Suzuki" stickers on the tank. I would trade someone some paint work if they wanted to work on the bike. Just an option I guess.

[srad_steve]

hey man ive got a 97 750 and it does the same thing but the bike runs great all you can do is run the trouble shoot codes and see what you come up with. and somtimes like a car you can unhook the battery for acouple of minutes and it will reset everything.

[srad_steve]

hey man ive got a 97 750 and it does the same thing but the bike runs great all you can do is run the trouble shoot codes and see what you come up with. and somtimes like a car you can unhook the battery for acouple of minutes and it will reset everything.

[Justen]

Yeah, I have tried getting the codes out of the thing, but not getting anything. I know the computer is not dead though because the bike will run. I have got to just be doing it wrong. Its not that hard though. Just can't get it to tell me the code