Non starting bike check list - SV650.org

Geodude · 03-10-11, 08:24 AM

After all the non starting bikes that have been in the threads lately i wondered if there was a basic guide/check list on here of where to start looking if your curvy or pointy wouldn't start?

Just thought it would be useful to have info in one place, so anyone got anything to add?

03-10-11, 08:54 AM

Kill Switch, (You'll get nothing off the starter button just a dim headlight)
Clutch Cut out Switch, (You'll get nothing off the starter button just a dim headlight)
Side Stand Switch, (If in Neutral then the bike will start, but cuts out when knocked into gear)
Flat Battery (maybe a struggled starter turn, followed by nothing - all lights will be dim)
Loose Connection, (Intermitant starting fault, maybe cutting out whilst running).

Geodude · 03-10-11, 09:01 AM

Good start cheers for info.

Maybe worth adding a few pictures/links of parts also to help the not so wise.

widepants · 03-10-11, 09:36 AM

two most important items
Fuel
Spark

Geodude · 04-10-11, 09:28 AM

Anymore input orgers, this could be a good resource for the not so mechanically minded.

04-10-11, 10:32 AM

If its a full on brain scratching break down the areas of concern is to be as widepants said.
Fuel, Spark, Compression.

* Fuel: Do you have fuel and is it getting to through,
* Spark: Check the electrics generally: Switches, Battery, Fuses, Plugs, Wires, Coil & Coil Pack
* Compression: Remove the plug from either cylinder and do a comp test as per the manual.

If that doesnt find the problem then throw some tools around smashing otherwise perfectly functional items and cost yourself a load more in repair costs... and repeat.
You should at least be able to identify a problem even if you cant fix it.

Sid Squid · 04-10-11, 11:03 AM

Geodude and I are collaborating on something to, hopefully, address this.

We'll be back soon.

Shawthing · 04-10-11, 11:27 AM

Battery OK but Bike dead at ignition: Check Green Connector
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=137151
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=168184

13-10-11, 04:29 PM

Check Oil - i have a renegade air box which seems to spit oil out of the breather hoses almost as quick has I can fill it. I have twice had ignition with no turnover thinking it was sparks or battery before clocking the lack of oil.

Check battery/load - if it fires but doesn't crank over. you'd be surprised how much an alarm will drain a battery if left for even a few weeks.

Jayneflakes · 14-10-11, 05:31 PM

Always make sure that the magic smoke is in the wires. An old bike of mine let all of the magic smoke out and when we looked under the fuel tank, it turned out that the fuse box was on fire! Bikes on fire tend not to start we quickly learned!

03-10-11, 08:24 AM	#1
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,676	Non starting bike check list After all the non starting bikes that have been in the threads lately i wondered if there was a basic guide/check list on here of where to start looking if your curvy or pointy wouldn't start? Just thought it would be useful to have info in one place, so anyone got anything to add? __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

03-10-11, 08:54 AM	#2
Owenski Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Non starting bike check list Kill Switch, (You'll get nothing off the starter button just a dim headlight) Clutch Cut out Switch, (You'll get nothing off the starter button just a dim headlight) Side Stand Switch, (If in Neutral then the bike will start, but cuts out when knocked into gear) Flat Battery (maybe a struggled starter turn, followed by nothing - all lights will be dim) Loose Connection, (Intermitant starting fault, maybe cutting out whilst running).

03-10-11, 09:01 AM	#3
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,676	Re: Non starting bike check list Good start cheers for info. Maybe worth adding a few pictures/links of parts also to help the not so wise. __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. Last edited by Geodude; 03-10-11 at 09:24 AM. Reason: added info

03-10-11, 09:36 AM	#4
widepants Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: somerset Posts: 480	Re: Non starting bike check list two most important items Fuel Spark __________________ http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php...9&postcount=17 lol

04-10-11, 09:28 AM	#5
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,676	Re: Non starting bike check list Anymore input orgers, this could be a good resource for the not so mechanically minded. __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

04-10-11, 10:32 AM	#6
Owenski Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Non starting bike check list If its a full on brain scratching break down the areas of concern is to be as widepants said. Fuel, Spark, Compression. * Fuel: Do you have fuel and is it getting to through, * Spark: Check the electrics generally: Switches, Battery, Fuses, Plugs, Wires, Coil & Coil Pack * Compression: Remove the plug from either cylinder and do a comp test as per the manual. If that doesnt find the problem then throw some tools around smashing otherwise perfectly functional items and cost yourself a load more in repair costs... and repeat. You should at least be able to identify a problem even if you cant fix it. Last edited by Owenski; 04-10-11 at 10:34 AM.

04-10-11, 11:03 AM	#7
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Non starting bike check list Geodude and I are collaborating on something to, hopefully, address this. We'll be back soon. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

04-10-11, 11:27 AM	#8
Shawthing Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Manchester Posts: 396	Re: Non starting bike check list Battery OK but Bike dead at ignition: Check Green Connector http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=137151 http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=168184 __________________ SK9 Sport Black Delkevic can. Non arbores caesa suum mittere nuntius, sed magnum numerum electrons uehementissime incommo.

13-10-11, 04:29 PM	#9
brodie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Non starting bike check list Check Oil - i have a renegade air box which seems to spit oil out of the breather hoses almost as quick has I can fill it. I have twice had ignition with no turnover thinking it was sparks or battery before clocking the lack of oil. Check battery/load - if it fires but doesn't crank over. you'd be surprised how much an alarm will drain a battery if left for even a few weeks.

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