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The bike won'y turn over. Thereis a buzzing noise but a weird clicking. The engine kill switch is in the off position. Still sounded like that with the switch on.I did recently charge the battery and actually tried its Master key too. Odd click and buzz persisted. Any advice?
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Bad battery or blown fuse.
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+1 on the battery. Mine made the same kind of noise. Put it on charge for a few hours and it started right up. No more noise!
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I suspect the fuse since I had started the bike and two days later all the creepy sounds and no start occured. I'll re=charge the battery. I may not have done an adequate time on its charge up. I notice that the light was on inside the underseat area. It's a pain in the butt getting it towed due to the wheel configuration. I'm not looking forward to removing side panels to check the second and third bank of fuses.. Thanks for your help.
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I'm not looking forward to removing side panels to check the second and third bank of fuses.. Thanks for your help.
You shouldn't have to take off any body panels to check fuses on a 500. The front set is under the kick plate by the right foot. The back set is under the battery cover, and the hidden one should be pretty easily accesable as well, though I've personally never checked it. There are threads on here with pictures telling how to do it...

Good luck!

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oops, kind of what I meant, but gfood reminder though. Tells ya' I've never looked there before.
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For the hidden fuse there is a cover held in place with a screw under the seat. The hidden fuse can be found under it but is inside a wire connection that does not look like a fuse cover. I think is was JerryW who had a good picture of it in a thread a few months back. Even if you don't have problems it is a good place to put some dielectric grease as a preventive step. At lease one member was stranded when the fuse failed from corrosion.
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I believe this is the thread:

Hidden Fuse DONE - pictures and all

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Fuses okay, battery normal. Into the shop it goes.

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