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check the sidestand switch too
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Yes the tender can show the battery charged and it be bad....you said the bike turned over but wouldn't start - then you checked the plugs and then it started - you could of had a loose plug wire....Lately some people have been having battery issues one member on here had a bad battery on his brand new bike...it wouldn't hurt to have the battery tested - just because it starts at the house doesn't mean it will start again when you're 50 miles away.richard3 said:
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·Sort of looks like another veiled shot, but hard to say for sure since it's so poorly constructed.mikoloe said:
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Hopefully just a brain fart on your part due to not riding like the kill switch etc. as others have mentioned. If the starter is spinning at a good speed then the battery should be fine. Go through the FINEC checklist and hopefully it's something simple you forgot about from not riding for awhile(I'm assuming that from the battery tender but don't know for sure).richard3 said:
If you got it to run and it starts fine now I'd forget about this. Haven't started mine after a long hibernation yet but I wouldn't be surprised if it took a couple of attempts.
I use the kill switch almost all the time especially in the summer when the bike is hot so the cooling fan can run till it is satisfied. Only danger with my approach is forgetting about the bike and having a dead battery in the morning.
Got home from work still wouldn't start but turned over strong , while turning it over I gave it a little throttle , it sputtered a second then ran great , took it for a little cruz and it was fine . what do u think guys safe to take to work ?
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·Maybe try some seafoam or something similar. You might have a little water in your gas. Certainly if the motor/starter turn over the way they should, it's not your battery.
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Seafoam is great stuff, I'd throw some in the tank
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How long was it sitting and did you treat the gas before that? How much gas was in the tank?richard3 said:
If it sat for a good period of time without being treated and was say 1/2 tank the ethanol could have attracted water from the air etc.
Personally I use marine Stabil but any of the products that treat gas should be fine. Heck, if the tank was 1/2 full and you filled it up with gas that would probably fix matters as well.
Just gased it up the day before , live in California so it doesn't sit for any real period of time , I usually ride 4 or 5 days a week , I was wondering if it could have been vapor lock , my gas cap was on and locked but not sure if it was down all the way.
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OK that's different. Assuming all the normal safety switch stuff is in the "run" positions you might have compression lock. I got this once while riding when I killed the motor unexpectedly. Freaked out big time since I was in traffic but by moving the bike forward just a little she started right up. However, mine initially turned over slowly and led me to believe it was a weak battery.richard3 said:
Hard to say without being there but if eventually it started and ran good I'd just keep an eye on it for now. Could be a number of things. Watch the idle as that is the hardest thing to keep going. If rough etc. I wouldn't take her too far until I figured out the source of the roughness
Double check al the obvious connections including the battery. Loose grounds can cause all sorts of gremlins.What is compression lock? How does it happen?BillyD66 said:OK that's different. Assuming all the normal safety switch stuff is in the "run" positions you might have compression lock. I got this once while riding when I killed the motor unexpectedly. Freaked out big time since I was in traffic but by moving the bike forward just a little she started right up. However, mine initially turned over slowly and led me to believe it was a weak battery.richard3 said:
Hard to say without being there but if eventually it started and ran good I'd just keep an eye on it for now. Could be a number of things. Watch the idle as that is the hardest thing to keep going. If rough etc. I wouldn't take her too far until I figured out the source of the roughness
BillyD66 said:Idled perfect when it started .richard3 said:
OK that's different. Assuming all the normal safety switch stuff is in the "run" positions you might have compression lock. I got this once while riding when I killed the motor unexpectedly. Freaked out big time since I was in traffic but by moving the bike forward just a little she started right up. However, mine initially turned over slowly and led me to believe it was a weak battery.
Hard to say without being there but if eventually it started and ran good I'd just keep an eye on it for now. Could be a number of things. Watch the idle as that is the hardest thing to keep going. If rough etc. I wouldn't take her too far until I figured out the source of the roughness
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