My bike is being an idiot

[xXGIBBOXx]

Clocked a 1000km on my bike now , but the idiot lights work when they want too . the neutral light doesnt work all the time ( yes the gear lever is in the right place .lol ) now it takes abit to start her even with clutch in and the kick stand up . Iam i missing some thing ? its going in for a service in the next month , but i want to fix this prob myself if i can . its a suzuki 250 invader if that helps

[Gibbo89]

An* idiot. If you can mate, try fix your grammar slightly when you type. Some people are pretty anal around here when it comes to how well you type... Tough crowd I know :shutup:

Anyways, I know sweet fuck all about bikes, especially their electrics. Someone can hopefully help you soon enough.

[ellipsis]

...your bike is an inanimate object...it cannot be idiotic or stupid...therefore....................come back again with a clear head....

[xXGIBBOXx]

All good on the grammar, it was never a strong point at school .:yes:I will check it before i hit enter from now on .

[FJRider]

I doubt if those problems ... are connected ...

Starting issue is most likely battery on the way out ... and not spinning it over fast enough ... check/clean plugs and their gaps too ...

Neutral idiot light is most likely dirty/loose bulb holder/connection ....

[xXGIBBOXx]

The battery is new ( well in the last 6 months ) will try the plugs and clean the wires in and round the dash . Cheers

[FJRider]

The battery is new ( well in the last 6 months ) will try the plugs and clean the wires in and round the dash . Cheers

Clean the battery connections too ...

[tigertim20]

I doubt if those problems ... are connected ...

Starting issue is most likely battery on the way out ... and not spinning it over fast enough ... check/clean plugs and their gaps too ...

Neutral idiot light is most likely dirty/loose bulb holder/connection ....

agree with FJrider.

Take your battery out and give it a charge to see if that helps it or not.

aside from lose wires, it could be dirty connections, which is a common issue in motorcycle electrics. Go down to supercheap or whatever and buy a can of contact cleaner. You pull every wire connection apart, spray it, leave it a few minutes then plug it backin, easy.

If its a loose wire, well thats a bit cunty, its very difficult to accurately diagnose an intermittent problem. id give the contact cleaner a go, and while youre doing it, see if you can see any loose or corroded wires. If after that the problem persists, see a doctor. (Doctor = auto sparky)

[FJRider]

Gear lever position sensors aren't always perfect ... forever ...

[cheshirecat]

Electrics perfectly normal if a BSA etc. What colour are the plugs> Is fuel filter clean?

[Berries]

If you can mate, try to fix your grammar slightly when you type. Some people are pretty anal around here when it comes to how well you type... Tough crowd I know :shutup:
Fixed that for you.

[Jantar]

Clocked a 1000km on my bike now , but the idiot lights work when they want too . the neutral light doesnt work all the time ( yes the gear lever is in the right place .lol ) now it takes abit to start her even with clutch in and the kick stand up . Iam i missing some thing ? its going in for a service in the next month , but i want to fix this prob myself if i can . its a suzuki 250 invader if that helps


An* idiot. If you can mate, try fix your grammar slightly when you type. Some people are pretty anal around here when it comes to how well you type... Tough crowd I know :shutup:

Anyways, I know sweet fuck all about bikes, especially their electrics. Someone can hopefully help you soon enough.

Nothing wrong wiff the gramma its perfeckly unner stanable.

"Clocked a 1000km on my bike now " means he's just finished a 1000km ride.

" but the idiot lights work when they want too" means the lights come on when there's an idiot in the vicinity.

"the neutral light doesnt work all the time ( yes the gear lever is in the right place .lol )" Means the neutral light is working correctly. If it was on all the time and the bike wasn't in neutral then there would be a problem.

"now it takes abit to start her even with clutch in and the kick stand up ." OK, so there should have been a space in the words "a bit", but the meaning is still clear. The bike needs to be towed by a bridled horse to start.

"Iam i missing some thing ?" So, another small mistake; There should have been a space between the "I" and "am" and the second "i" should have been capitalised. Anyone can make typos like that. He is saying he is himself, even if he's not all there. There are many members of this forum who are also missing something, but we don't hold that against anyone.

"its going in for a service in the next month , but i want to fix this prob myself if i can ." The bike is going to serviced proffessionally, but the writer would like work on his communication issues himself if he can.

"its a suzuki 250 invader if that helps" shows that there is some intellect present as he has chosen a good make of bike, so his previous goal may be achievable.

The BDOTGNZA welcome any indication that a person will work on his communication skills. :yes:

[sinfull]

Clocked a 1000km on my bike now , but the idiot lights work when they want too . the neutral light doesnt work all the time ( yes the gear lever is in the right place .lol ) now it takes abit to start her even with clutch in and the kick stand up . Iam i missing some thing ? its going in for a service in the next month , but i want to fix this prob myself if i can . its a suzuki 250 invader if that helps

"Iam i missing some thing ?" So, another small mistake; There should have been a space between the "I" and "am" and the second "i" should have been capitalised. Anyone can make typos like that. : EEEEEK !


An* idiot. If you can mate, try fix your grammar slightly when you type. Some people are pretty anal around here when it comes to how well you type... Tough crowd I know :shutup:

Anyways, I know sweet fuck all about bikes, especially their electrics. Someone can hopefully help you soon enough.Anyway is ? Or anywayss ? Bad grammar = bad, but slang = good ?

[ducatilover]

If, after you clean the battery terminals you still have problems (You will) I am pretty much in palmy and could have a look at it for you. I'd suspect the neutral switch needs a clean :yes: Not a big job at all.
Can you tell us what it is doing when you say "heard to start"?

If it doesn't want to crank when the side stand is up and the clutch lever in (With a new battery) I would suspect the contacts on the clutch sensor are dirty or the side stand switch is dirty/stuck.

If the side stand switch is clogged up/faulty the engine may randomly cut out.

Pics of the bike are always good too (Just for boasting.)

[ducatilover]

EEEEEK !

Anyway is ? Or anywayss ? Bad grammar = bad, but slang = good ?

There were more mistakes than that in Jantar's post :innocent:

[sinfull]

There were more mistakes than that in Jantar's post :innocent:
Were there more mistakes than that in Jantars post ?

[ducatilover]

Were there more mistakes than that in Jantars post ?
Was it not the correct place for a possessive apostrophe?

I'm certain it's correct.

Yes there were more mistakes. Only spelling, I didn't look too hard though, sorry.

[Oblivion]

Mi brein herts

[sinfull]

was it not the correct place for a possessive apostrophe?

pwn'd......

[ducatilover]

pwn'd......

Nope. http://www.englishclub.com/esl-articles/possessive-apostrophe.htm

[sinfull]

Nope. http://www.englishclub.com/esl-articles/possessive-apostrophe.htm
Ok if you say so, but i actually thought i was !~


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn

[ducatilover]

Ok if you say so, but i actually thought i was !~


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn

I am so confused :facepalm:

[sinfull]

I am so confused :facepalm:

For gods sake don't let your Mr's see that post !

[ducatilover]

For gods sake don't let your Mr's see that post !

And to think I had her thinking I'm not confused, what with selling the Honda and all that.

Bloody closet is dark tonight.

[sinfull]

And to think I had her thinking I'm not confused, what with selling the Honda and all that.

Bloody closet is dark tonight.
It's ok, it's what being 27 is all about. I'm sure you'll get another !

[willytheekid]

http://www.likecool.com/Gear/Pic/I%20am%20Shocked/big/I-am-Shocked.jpg
:blink: Sorry!.....I was looking for KiwiBiker......:facepalm: Not my 3rd form english class!

[admenk]

Juz coz u lot cant speek like wot us Poms can ! :facepalm:

[Banditbandit]

Fuck ... the guy asks for help and this winds up in standard three English ???

The neutral light as a bad connection somewhere .. I hate chasign electrons - you can't see the little fuckers .. you'll have to follow the wire from the bulb donw and see if you can spot it ...

Hard to start? Clean and gap the spark plugs, take out the air filter and shake it - it might need a rinse in something, but you can't wash clean all filters - check the specs

Then have a look at the choke settings - maybe too much or too little when it is cold ..

Also how long has it been since a service? Some bikes seem to start to become hard to start when the oil is getting old ... I've seen this on the smaller ones especially. (If it's new at 1,000 I wouldn't expect to see this ...)

[xXGIBBOXx]

Hey all , The oil is getting old its starting to go dark in the little window , the battery was alittle loose and new spark plugs going in this weekend . How long should i go between oil changes ? The bike has done 17 000 kms , And it does about 50kms a week getting me to work . All the lights are working again so maybe it was in a mood for leaving it at home and taking the scoots to work :facepalm:

[Gibbo89]

Hey all , The oil is getting old its starting to go dark in the little window , the battery was alittle loose and new spark plugs going in this weekend . How long should i go between oil changes ? The bike has done 17 000 kms , And it does about 50kms a week getting me to work . All the lights are working again so maybe it was in a mood for leaving it at home and taking the scoots to work :facepalm:

About 5,000k's between oil and filter changes. You are only averaging 2,600 k's a year if you do just 50 a week. So maybe do an oil change once a year? Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

[MikeD400]

An* idiot. If you can mate, try fix your grammar slightly when you type. Some people are pretty anal around here when it comes to how well you type... Tough crowd I know :shutup:

Anyways, I know sweet fuck all about bikes, especially their electrics. Someone can hopefully help you soon enough.

Pointless post of the day winner!!! :facepalm:

[ducatilover]

About 5,000k's between oil and filter changes. You are only averaging 2,600 k's a year if you do just 50 a week. So maybe do an oil change once a year? Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Yup.


It's a good idea to take the bike for a decent ride every week or two, get everything up to temperature, this will help evaporate the condensation off the oil and let the oil do it's job properly.
Dark oil means the oil is doing it's job. It's collecting carbon etc, when it smells burned or looks milky, you should change it and cross your fingers. :yes:

Service it anyway, if you don't know how, send me a PM and I can show you how to do all the usual checks etc.

[xXGIBBOXx]

Cool thanks heaps people . i try to take it out of town if im not working in the weekends . little scoots has 3700 kms on her and had it a year , Just taking the bike to work as my gear changes are still not to my liking a bit harsh .