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I need some help.... I put a new battery in my 2001 Katana and without charging it went for a ride. When I pulled into the gas station to fill up I cut her off and that was the last I saw of any power. I tried to jump it and got nothing. I charged the battery and still get nothing. I'm at a loss. If anyone has any clue as to what I might have done or what I can do to fix it, please let me know. Thanks

Simple place to start.... did you check all the fuses?

Yeah all of my fuses check out. The thing that worries me the most is that when I hook up jumper cables to it I still get no power. I know the cables are hot and the switch is on so I should get lights, but nothing. Hate to say it but it looks like I'm on the way to the shop.

Check your connections to your fuses and to your grounds. Assuming you are connecting the jumpers up to the battery terminals, and you charged your battery back up, I can only assume that you have power at the battery. And if you checked your fuses and they are good, then it must be a problem either:

1. between the positive battery terminal and the fuses
2. between the negative battery terminal and your ground(normally a bolt on the frame)
3. between the fuses and every component on your bike(which could be your ignition switch failing, but unlikely)

These connections often fail because of either loose connections or corrosion. So just a quick inspection of each connection can shed a lot of light on the problem.

Good luck and if you have any questions let me know

+1 to loose connection.

If you have a multi-meter you can try to locate at what point your loosing the power.