Bike Wont Start, Have I Flooded it?

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by J2UK

Lol, if only.

I have just bought an opitmate 4 of ebay and im take the battery out and charge it to see if that makes a difference.

Cheers

no need to remove the battery, charge it on the bike.

[Mej]

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[pmapp]

It should come with a fly lead you can attatch to the battery then leave the plug under the seat or somewhere - so you can easily plug it in.

but start the bike in the mean time.. it will be hard but if u have a decent hill its posible

[dizzyblonde]

jump leads to the starter motor,(red) under the rubber boot...and one to the frame.(black).zaaaappp and away we go. Like I said in the other thread i done it countless times in a hurry. I don't have a trickle charger, as i'd have to take the battery out every time, cause I don't have a garage to plug the bike into the nearest socket with

Bike will bumpstart if the fuel rail primes.

BTW can you "flood" an FI bike? What does it mean to "flood" anyway?

Originally Posted by suzsv650

but start the bike in the mean time.. it will be hard but if u have a decent hill its posible

Actually it might not. If it's a fuel injected bike (I think it's a K5?) and the battery is low enough it won't prime the fuel, so you can try til you're blue in the face and it won't jump!

[Mej]

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Originally Posted by J2UK

Yeah my bro said i may have flooded it from trying to start it too many times, and using to much throttle when starting.

I started it about 5 times yesterday and i did not run it for longer than about 5 mins in the whole day so i think the dead battery is more than likely the answer.

well there you go how come you where starting it so many times anyway? showing off a bit?

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Bike will bumpstart if the fuel rail primes.

BTW can you "flood" an FI bike? What does it mean to "flood" anyway?

too much petrol in the carb,