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Porkchop 05-10-2011 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by derf (Post 469057)
Either way marko wants to slap you in the ass

Gross.

marko138 05-10-2011 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop (Post 469108)
Gross.

But you're not ruling it out.

derf 05-10-2011 02:42 PM

No apparently he isn't, almost sounds like he wants it, bad

Porkchop 05-10-2011 02:58 PM

Well the bike has been on the charger since about 6pm yesterday, and I just went out and the starter button does nothing. No clicks, no rolls, nothing.

Bad battery???

wildchild 05-10-2011 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop (Post 469121)
Well the bike has been on the charger since about 6pm yesterday, and I just went out and the starter button does nothing. No clicks, no rolls, nothing.

Bad battery???


turn on the key, look for head light. no light. bad wiring or short possibly fuses. you said it sat out in the rain, did water get into the fuse box? Had it happen to an older yammie I had.
if the head light comes on, push starter button, does light dim?? bad battery.
many other issues could cause this as well. these are usually the first two I think of.

Particle Man 05-10-2011 05:00 PM

Dumb question: is it in gear with the side stand down...?

I ask because I did that this morning...

azoomm 05-10-2011 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 469139)
Dumb question: is it in gear with the side stand down...?

I ask because I did that this morning...

Or, kill switch?

[we're trying to help, don't kill us]

Cutty72 05-10-2011 10:59 PM

Put it on a real charger, not a trickle charger. If you drained the battery, and then it sat 3 days before charging, it's probably too drained for a tender to get it back up to snuff.

Porkchop 05-10-2011 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by wildchild (Post 469124)
if the head light comes on, push starter button, does light dim?? bad battery.

This.

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Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 469139)
Dumb question: is it in gear with the side stand down...?

I ask because I did that this morning...

:lol: yes.

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Originally Posted by azoomm (Post 469140)
Or, kill switch?

[we're trying to help, don't kill us]

I had to check, but yes no kill switch.

Porkchop 05-11-2011 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72 (Post 469184)
Put it on a real charger, not a trickle charger. If you drained the battery, and then it sat 3 days before charging, it's probably too drained for a tender to get it back up to snuff.

Went to autozone and got the battery charged today. I dont have a real charger, just the tender. They said the battery was a little weak, but it should be fine for this summer...

As per the VFR forum, they wanted to make sure nothing was locked up. I've always jumped bikes in 2nd gear, but they said the compression on these bikes makes it tough to jump in that low of a gear. So I did a couple passes down my driveway hill in 4th and 5th, and the wheel finally started spinning the engine over on the 2nd pass. So nothing is really locked up. I emptied the tank (as per you all) and am starting a fresh go through of the petcock to make sure there is no grime in the filter. I am also going to do a quick mod that eliminates the need for the vacuum hose on the tank. Since my bike has no fuel pump and is gravity fed, I am cutting a bigger hole in the rubber diaphram thingy in the petcock, and then plugging the vacuum hose outlet. Then I will go get some fresh premium tomorrow morning. What would you recommend 91 or 93? Does it matter???

Then on to derf's carb school.... with... Sobe bottles? :lol:


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