Cycle whore thread
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Re: Cycle whore thread
Well, I bought a new battery and it still doesn't start. In any case, I'm not mad I bought the battery, because I have no idea how old the other one is. And given the state the bike was in when I bought it, it was probably the original battery. So, the other possibilities listed have been rectifier and starter solenoid, correct? Could it be the starter altogether? Any other ideas? I appreciate all the input.
My nephew had a simular problem on his 02 R6... turned out that because the previous owner let the bike sit outside, the kill switch on the right handlebar had build up on it. took it apart and cleaned the connections... the bike started right up.
#9493
Re: Cycle whore thread
Yeah, I bought the bike about a year ago. I rode it all last year, and a couple of semi warm days this month.
I went to ride it when it was warm last week and that's when I found out it wouldn't start. It had been sitting outside (under a roof) for about 2-3 weeks at that point.
The kill switch looks to be pretty clean.
I'm thoroughly baffled as to how it just up and stopped starting one day.
sidenote, there doesn't appear to be a starter solenoid (per the haynes manual I have). There's a starter relay and motor. I guess it could be either of these two things?
I went to ride it when it was warm last week and that's when I found out it wouldn't start. It had been sitting outside (under a roof) for about 2-3 weeks at that point.
The kill switch looks to be pretty clean.
I'm thoroughly baffled as to how it just up and stopped starting one day.
sidenote, there doesn't appear to be a starter solenoid (per the haynes manual I have). There's a starter relay and motor. I guess it could be either of these two things?
Last edited by IRR0MPIBLE; 01-30-2011 at 02:05 PM.
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