stupid bike wouldnt start (rant)

(rant)

the stupid bike wouldnt start this morning, the battery didnt have enough power in it to start it.

at 6 am removing that seat to put a jump pack on isnt good at all

(rant over)

Cold is a battery killer,but for it not to start the battery must be on its way out,or a charging problem.

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker

Cold is a battery killer,but for it not to start the battery must be on its way out,or a charging problem.

the bike wasent even covered in ice this morning but the rest of the road was lol, last week didnt have any problems just this morning.

i do hope its not the battery as thats not even made a year from it only got the batt in april.

that leaves to a charging fault. will have to get a volt meter on it tonight and see what the silly thing is playing at.

happened to me on Saturday. First day off in ages, no ice or damp & sunny sky plus prolonged satisfaction of putting on leathers etc before ride eventually resulted in me getting the right hump and stomping round like a kid.

Bought a jumper kit - wonder if new battery and trickle would have been better investment.....

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by ricky

(rant)


at 6 am removing that seat to put a jump pack on isnt good at all

(rant over)

you don't need to take the seat off. Put red croc on starter motor bolt(under rubber boot left side looking at bike from front wheel)
black on a big bolt on frame. Turn ignition on, turn pack on..et voila jumped

cheers a little hard with the lower fairing as i have put it back on as it was ****ing me off on the garage floor.

bike started first thing coming home. gonna see what its like 2mo morning, just hoping it was bad luck this morning, if it dont start 2mo im having a day off, and returning the battery to the shop i got it from 8 months ago

[dizzyblonde]

ahh see a lower fairing would make it difficult I havent got one of those.

How many miles are you doing at the moment? SVs dont like short journeys

You could just take the right side saddle shutter off and just it from there, its only one bolt then.

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

ahh see a lower fairing would make it difficult I havent got one of those.

How many miles are you doing at the moment? SVs dont like short journeys

my trip to work and home again is a round trip of 50 miles or so. mainly on motorways.

the bike was fine going hom and was fine coming to work this morning. so realy dont have a clue whats was wrong with it, only thing i can think of is the weekend it sat there doing nothing lol