u know u said i should start my bike up. well i tried today ........ u press the button to start it and nothing not even an attempt at a start .......... but on the plus side the lights work lol i guess its a mark job cos i know its nothing to do with air in tyres or lack of petrol so thats my knowledge covered lol
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errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-13 13:32:09
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prehaps the kill switch is on the blink
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-13 16:05:07
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is the battery fully charged? does the startermotor solonoid click? (you would notice it it would be a repeated clicking noise.)
could be a load of other things as well but i suspect there aint enough juice in the battery charge it up and then see..... alternatively get some jump leads off the car to your battery and se if it will have a go. if it does its yer battery needs charging if not its summat else.
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-13 16:16:16
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somethin else is that the technical term bear?
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-13 20:46:40
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I suspect it is flat battery, bet the lights aren't as bright as they should be. If it is, and you haven't started it for ages, chances are the battery will be beyond charging and you'll need a new one.
Suggestion for the future....buy an optimate charger. You can leave it on trickle throughout the winter and it will only charge when the battery needs it ie: won't fry your new battery. It would also tell you whether your battery is beyond repair or not as it is diagnostic
Sorry if I'm trying to teach a granny to suck eggs!!!!!
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-13 20:57:10
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def flat battery,get jump leads on it,then give it a run.
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-13 21:07:17
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told her that in previous posts catherine lol.....
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-14 09:04:10
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bikes should be run once a month at least in winter. also stops oil running off areas with potential corrosion internally and keeps petrol fresher.
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-14 10:04:13
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ahem once a week for about 20 mins will A) keep fresh petrol in yer carbs and B) keep yer battery charged.
if your going to lay a bike up for the winter get an optimate charger (or budget for a new battery come spring) take the battery off the bike and hook it up to the optimate. drain yer float bowls on the carbs. drain the fuel from the tank as well. change the oil in the engine (and again in spring) and also tip a teaspoon of oil down the bores.
better yet get a pair of paddock stands and get the bike in the air in yer garage .
or if yer roeby leave it outside untouched and unloved and get someone else to sort it come spring lol.
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-14 10:36:23
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lol@ "someone else"
would that be a Mark "someone else"?
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-14 11:48:39
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its in the garage!! its not outside ....... pls i do have some heart lol
oh yeah and re the "someone else" it could be a big hairy thing that sh*ts in the woods ya know lol
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-14 12:41:36
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will be too busy being a pooter whizz kid lol fixing peeps's puters is gonna be easier and better paid and i get to stay inside in the warm and dont gete covered inoil and shite anymore lol
having said that i will no doubt still be gettingmy hands dirty fixing up old bikes and the like.......gotta keep my hand in like!
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-14 12:58:22
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but bear pweaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-15 14:46:35
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errrrr bear wot are carbs??? Is it an add on extra? cos my bike dont have them/It-I got summit called injections(OPPS-now that gonna start a new piss take!!!!)
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-15 15:26:33
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never worked on or owned a bike with fuel injection so yer on yer own on that one. would assume you would have to drain all fuel (from tank and injectors) if you planned to store it for the winter. modern unleaded petrol goes "off" very quickly and starts to form residues which block up jets and cause rough running etc. would assume that this situation would be the same with injection.
wanders off muttering about new fangled stuff
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-13 13:14:53
errrmmm bear - Posted on 2006-11-15 14:46:35
