Higgy, those plastic conduits are no good. Angelix It was just an illustration to give him the idea. Personally I use Techflex https://i.ibb.co/Z1YWGd7/xc-stainless-steel-sleeving.png A friend's father works for a local wiring loom Manufacturer of Deere Industrial equipmentall I have to do is ask. ...

Be sure to insulate the wires with a decent sheathing especially if you run them back under the seat

Just removed the upper windscreen and headlight
and found an easy to get to place on the wire to mount the relay and wiretie it to the mounting frame for the front part of the fairing

Antti, I would start with the secondary wires and plugs.I make them up with accel brand 8mm which is available everywhere here but there are many others Usually a good visual inspection goes hand in hand with a resistance check. Any white/gray spots means a leak.Check the wire routing usually anywhe...

personally who cares Replace them.

Sorry G,missed it’s a 750 My bad

So it sounds like there is a short in your ignition switch or wiring or the fuel pump relay has a short in its wiring.
Or the typical loose or bad ground is feeding back through one harness or the other

I think it is heat that sacks the spring so yes oil would have its part to play. Dont know if the st type oil slinger would help

Sprag has to be the most troublesome part of these engines. I keep a supply of new springs and end up replacing them every other year. I have replaced the idle gear and shaft when experimenting with readily available springs I ended up welding the idle to the shaft during this trail. Yes the shaft i...

Anglelix has been around for for a long time,kinda surprised actually

Dont ya just love it when folks post question then dont follow up

If I had to guess I'd say after months of sitting air in the fuel line Would be the likely cause or maybe a sticky or shot Check valve in the pump Quickest way to figure out fuel issues as Im sure you know is a pressure gauge And this assumes the more mundane and common issues are not in play....clo...

+1 great info