starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

I have had this twice. The bike won't start after I cleaned the bike. Earlier in the year fiddling with the little connector that responds to the clutch lever and spraying some WD40 on it helped solve the problem. And today I just kept on pressing the starter button and it eventually fired up. I also applied ACF-50 today but not before when I had problems.

Anyone else had this?

Any idea what it could be?

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

Water in the electrics by the sound of it if it only happens after a clean.

Take the connector off from under the clutch and spray it with WD40, also your sidestand switch area.

What do you use to clean the bike? pressure washer, bucket etc?

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

I will do both. I use that spray stuff to clean and then take it off with water (bucket & spunge).

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

i used to get this with my sidestand swith it was all crap'd up with chain lube like a sludge which was holding moisture in, take it all off and give it a good clean :)

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

I will see if I can find it! Any pointers?

But there's not really a connection with the cleaning of the bike and the side stand as I don't clean under the bike.

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

Sidesatnd swith is easy...its basially above your sidestand as it folds back up. Looks like a large upside down drawing pin in a way. And as kwak says it can get very cruddy. I tend to scrape the crud off with lollypop like sticks (available from your local coffee shop by the handful when no ones watching, lol) and then give it a good spray. do the sping too while youre at.

When you press the started after a wash do you get anythign or is it just nothing at all till its in the mood?

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

I'm sure I will find it, is it at the end of the side stand end? or near where it connects to the bike?

At first it was just the starter motor on it own. Then it started to churn but didn't want to fire up. And then eventually it did. I was a bit pre-occupied with the smoke of the ACF-50 as for some reason I had sprayed it on the down pipe!

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

nearer where it connects to bike , perhaps you got some water in your front plug too??? Did you wash around that bit, or get water over it?

Do you ride in the rain much?

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

could you be flooding the front plug? engine will turn but she wont fire?

Re: starting problems after cleaning the bike
 

you beat me to it lol :)