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Old 21-11-07, 06:27 PM   #2
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Default Re: Oh s**t

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Originally Posted by ljharmitt View Post
then i heard a little noise and like a click, engine gone, wont start,
I've read your other thread...

OK to me your symptoms above sound simiply lilke a flat battery. But...

1. Dont panic. Think calmly about whats going on and try and give more information.

2. Last time you started the bike was the rattle getting worse, or was it accompanied by knocking, clunking or smokey oily exhaust.

3. Have you checked the oil level, if so how much is in there now ?

4. Worse thing you can do is to keep stopping and starting the bike without riding it, If you're not going to ride the bike dont start the engine.

Did the bike run last time you used it, albeit with the rattle ? When was the last time you used it ? What have you do since the last time it started OK.

If this is happening :

Ignition on, with alarm disabled ( if you have one ) Clutch in and thumb the starter and all you get is a sequence of buzzes, clicks and whirrs then IMHO your battery is flat. How bright are the headlights, are the idiot lights on the dashboard lit ? What happens to the rev counter needle is it spinning round the dial whislt the clicking noise is happening ?

If it fires and runs and then sounds like a bag of spanners rattling around in a toolbox then I think you might have a more serious problem that I'm not qualified or knowledgeable to diagnose.
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