Rode Easy, put up slightly wet

["Patrick Coleman" <pdcolema@xxxxxxxxx>]

My friend Greg just called with a problem with his '05 1200GS, non-ABS. He took a short ride, came home, let it cool down, and then gave it a light bath. No pressure washer, just a garden hose and rags. Not a deep cleaning, just a get the bugs off type of cleaning. 

Afterwards, the bike wouldn't start. Key on, things lit up more or less normally, but when he hit the starter, there was one click, and then nothing. The battery tested good, horn works, he didn't really check anything else like brake lights, turn signals, etc. Sometimes, when he turned on the key, there wouldn't even be the one click when he hit the starter. 

After letting the bike dry out for about an hour, it started and ran fine. 

Any ideas? Without other guidance, he's going to wet down the starter button area and see if it happens again. If not, then he'll wet down the ignition switch area, and so on until it happens again, then troubleshoot that area. 

Greg is a way more than adequate bike mechanic, but this is his first BMW, and he's only had it about 3 months. 


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