fatboy Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 hi all can anyone help my bike will run fine for a couple of days then it wont start it'll turn over and if you keep trying to start it it just slows down and starts clicking i find taking the battery off and charging it works but i'v checked the battery with a meter and it shows it to be fine??? help please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorbandit Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Does it start straight away when you have charged battery ? and then start ok until the battery is not turning it over quick enough ?? If above corrrect then your bike is not charging your battey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 yes thats what happens it died on me at work wed i got a push got it started and home,i checked the battery this morning and it came back with 12.1 on the meter?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorbandit Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Has this only happened the once ??? you not leave your park lights on and drain the battery that way ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 hi all can anyone help my bike will run fine for a couple of days then it wont start it'll turn over and if you keep trying to start it it just slows down and starts clicking i find taking the battery off and charging it works but i'v checked the battery with a meter and it shows it to be fine??? help please sounds like its not catching (spark) and the repeated use of the starter is discharging the battery to the point where there isn't enough charge to spin the starter and the relay is clicking.. are you using choke, you need to this time of year, and when were the plugs last changed, could be they aren't producing a good clean spark.the battery will recover from excessive use of the starter, but really needs a good run or charge to bring it back to optimum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 no its happened about 5 times it'll work fine for about 3 to 4 days and then play up once i turnt it off and went to start it again about 5mins later and it wouldn't start. i don't know about the plugs i got it from a dealer about a year ago and haven't done anything to it,it's not new it's a t reg hornit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorbandit Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 it need a service me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 yes i know was going to get 1 with the mot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin the Bear Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 My bike has never had a service and now it won't start. Yeah yeah. It's a machine. It needs, some, maintenance. Basic stuff is easy to do and may save your life. Purchase or download a manual and have a go. Otherwise stick to the recommended maintenance schedule and stick it in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decor58 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 If you've not done any servcing and done that much miliage it wont start I dread to think what a dealer would make of it so try it yourself!I'd go over it with a fine comb checking everything!Break PadsBreak FluidOilSpark PlugsFork SealsTyres (especially this time of year)ChainNeed to show it some love Hope your up and riding again soon mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 i just bought a fine tooth comb today, for my cats if that's any good to ya. i was thinking you need to remove the *voltage regulator, and use your meter to test, as the manual should show. i had to do this about 10 days ago, and found it was faulty. i think i blew it with the battery charger while the battery was still connected. a slight test you can do prior to removing v/r, is to connect the meter accross the battery to read the voltage at tickover, then increase the revs to 4000. if the meter shows only a slight increase then v/r is probably faulty. if it shows no increase then you need to do the tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decor58 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 i just bought a fine tooth comb today, for my cats if that's any good to ya. Nope, gotta be a bike specific one I'm afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 cheers i'v got the manule so i'll give it a going over.i'v never done anything like this so it should be fun. if it all goes wrong i'll just have to get it looked at and pay for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 hi all just to let you know service went well changed the battery and its all hunky dory cheers for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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