Bike On It's Side

i would have come out breather pipes mate so dont worry too much like i said just let it settle and all should be well

Mine got knocked over by some fool in a people carrier. It was on it's side for a minute at most. The only thing that leaked out of mine was coolant, so as DaveP says check that.

Sure it'll all be fine though. I also thought there was some sort of trip switch on them for if they did get knocked over. Perhaps a more knowledgeable member will be along soon.

Sorry to hear your bad luck mate, hope you get sorted soon.

Nick

[punyXpress]

How much oil will have leaked into the airbox?
If it's a lot/ it'll then go into the carbs which will slow starting up a bit.
? worth trying to get that oil out before further attempts at starting ?
You drew the short straw there, Binky.

[dyzio]

When I came off, bike was upside down for ~45 minutes.
Oil leaked out to the airbox and later out of it via breather hoses.
Battery died and oil flooded the carbs, so it only ran on 1 cylinder and needed a drain/clean.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by punyXpress

How much oil will have leaked into the airbox?
If it's a lot/ it'll then go into the carbs which will slow starting up a bit.
? worth trying to get that oil out before further attempts at starting ?
You drew the short straw there, Binky.

personally agree with this, if it's made a noticeable indent on the oil winow thats a fair amount of oil. might be worth just gettin the tank up, airbox iff give everything a wipe and spray with carb cleaner/petrol or something. Make sure your hoses are connected right and put it back together, then tend to the battery. Check there's still acid in it then charge it. You're 'not supposed to unseal the battery' now whether or not that's one of those things that I really, really should have listened to in the past I do no know ( check with someone clever) but a flathead screwy will get the plastic tab up and you want to make sure the plates are covered in liquid.

*do the above at your own risk

Sorry to hear it mate...sad state when you go to your bike and see it downed.

Out of curiosity, do you always leave your bike in gear when your park up? If so, du defo remember putting it in gear that time?

I learnt the hard way once. No incline, nothing. I just never used to leave my bike in gear when I park up. Always used to give the kickstand a good few wallopings to make sure it was all the way forward. Wont matter one bit tho...if its in neutral, and moves just a bit, ur in danger territory! Came back once to see my old beloved SV on its side, did the indicators and left fairing quite a bit of nasty damaage.

Never leave it in neutral anymore. In fact, I switch my bike off by applying the kickstand down with it in gear1. That way I never forget!!

[Sid Squid]

You don't say what bike you've got - this makes a difference.

mine started straight away after i came off it, but after that it wouldent start for a good 10min and stank of oil and smoked like mad also lost no oil or coolant at all even thogh the bike landed on the radiator

[Binky]

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

You don't say what bike you've got - this makes a difference.

It's a K2S Curvy.

Originally Posted by dyzio

When I came off, bike was upside down for ~45 minutes.
Oil leaked out to the airbox and later out of it via breather hoses.
Battery died and oil flooded the carbs, so it only ran on 1 cylinder and needed a drain/clean.

I have no idea where to start or how to drain or clean the carbs. I have an rough idea, but it won't get me very far.

Quite scarred i'll be without a bike for a while now. It's been on charge for a while now, just tried to start it and it still just clicks and turns over for a split second. Not getting anywhere yet.

I'm already thinking about turning into a project bike and taking it apart/selling the parts/learning about the mechanics more.

Where now?

Check the carbs mate , they are probably flooded with all sorts right now