05-29-2012, 03:24 AM | #11 | |
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05-29-2012, 10:12 PM | #12 |
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Re: Bump Starting?
I always use the red switch too.
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05-30-2012, 02:51 PM | #13 |
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I had a problem relating to this at the gas station the other day. Rode the bike about 3 minutes to the gas station. Shut it off (using the red killswitch). Turned the key to off, too. Filled it up. Went to start it and nothin'. Flipped that killswitch back and forth a bunch of times and still nothin'. The lights worked. Blinkers worked. Just no response at all trying to start the engine.
A Harley guy was filling his truck and offered to bump it for me. So he hopped on, put it in first, I pushed him on the bike for about 5 or 6 feet and he got it started with the bump start. I'm still perplexed why the biked died. I rode it back home and took my car to work. Then later in the evening when I returned home, I checked to see if the bike would start and it did. But it wasn't holding an idle well, so I increased the idle speed and that seemed to fix the problem at that time anyway. Put it on a charger that night and so far, haven't had a problem. Not sure I got my idle speed right though so am thinking I gotta get something that will tell me what my idle speed is at.
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05-30-2012, 03:25 PM | #14 |
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You had the clutch pulled in, side stand up, in neutral, all those things to try, and it still wouldn't turn over the starter? Was the key switch set to ON? If you tried all of those - then clean the red ON/Off switch.
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05-30-2012, 03:50 PM | #16 |
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I think it may be 1200-1400 rpm's. Someone here will correct me.
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05-30-2012, 04:51 PM | #17 | |
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05-30-2012, 06:48 PM | #18 |
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Also check the cleanliness and tightness of the battery cable connections.
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05-31-2012, 09:43 PM | #20 |
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They will bump start in second very easily if there is a little juice left in battery to fire te ignition. (it really doesn't take much to power the ignition.)
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