Originally Posted by cokeman

Rider15, there is a clip on the barrel that the ignition switch goes in that holds a wire to connect/disconnect the dinger. My bet is that yours is broken or slipped and the wire is always engaged. Mine did that. Sometimes you can bang the side of the ignition switch to make the ding turn off. That would tell you for sure the problem is in there. You'll have to take the shroud off the steering column, then pop out the ignition switch. You'll see the wire and clip easily. I couldn't find the part myself, so I just glued the broken clip back in place. That works for a while, until the dust and vibration shake it loose again, but mine lasts a couple of years before I have to fix it again. Alternatively, you could eliminate the ding altogether as mentioned in this thread or others that were active around the time of the original thread.