08-06-19, 02:38 AM
The sidestand switch could be bypassed. A lot of people bypass them when they start to give trouble because it's difficult to get the old one out. It's just a switch with two positions either open or closed. Bypassing it by joining the two wires together or by pushing a jumper wire into the connector is the same as the switch being permanently closed. When the stand is up the switch is closed, when the stand is down it's open. You can test it with a continuity test (the beeeeeep one). Follow the wires off the back of the sidestand. You should find a connector where it joins to the loom. Push your test probes into the connector, set the meter to continuity test. It should beeeeep with the stand up and not beeeeeep with the stand down. If it beeeeeeps all the time no matter whether the stand is up or down it must be bypassed. You could also test it by putting the meter to DC volts. Put the red lead on battery+, put the black lead on the blue/black wire (the switched ground). You should see 12V with the stand up and 0V with the stand down. If you see 12V all the time it would suggest the switch is bypassed. http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?action=down...iew;down=5 That's the diagram where I got the blue/black wire from. I think that's the correct colour for your 2002 bike