Originally Posted by chris8886

last week or so the sv has been playing up a little. thought it was just the battery being a bit flat because i hadn't used it for a few days through one thing or another. managed to bump start it no problems and off i went. had a good ride, which should've charged the battery nicely. have used it more regularly since and it has still been struggling to turnover, but been getting there in the end. done 200 miles this weekend to brum and back, left it outside in the ghastly weather last nite (normally garaged), went to leave brum and started pretty much ok.

however we now hit the problem. i go to use it to come to work this morning (because it's raining and i'm feeling lazy) and i have nothing, just a clicks, ticks and groans! the lights work and all, i try turning them off and still nothing. i try bump starting it and even that won't work now. one thing i did notice though when trying to bump start it that when i dumped it into gear the speedo went upwards (way past the speed i was pushing the bike at), but the engine still did nothing.

any ideas anyone? in as plain mechanical english as is possible as i really am rubbish with mechanics and electronic things.

thank y'all