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First, the neutral switch. He probed the light-green wire coming from the left side of the engine. He touched the other probe to ground. He clicked the shifter into neutral. Beep. Good. yamaha raptor 700 wiring diagram
He started at the beginning: the battery. 12.8 volts. Good. He traced the thick red line to the main fuse. He pulled it. Shined a light. The little metal strip inside was intact. He followed the red line further, to the starter relay. When he shorted the two big terminals with a screwdriver, the starter motor groaned and spun. So, the starter and battery are fine, he thought. The problem is before the starter. It’s in the safety net. Gotcha
It was a logic puzzle. The ECU was a paranoid bouncer, refusing to let the party start unless three conditions were met: the transmission was in neutral, or the clutch was pulled, or the brake was pressed. He touched the other probe to ground