My bike won't start!
Went for a ride last night and got stuck in Dargeville. I was going to go further but after I stopped about 8:30pm to think about where I was going to stay Icouldn't get started again. Thankfully I'd stopped outside a motel so I just sheeled the bike in and stayed the night.
This morning I discovered a small slope out the other side of the motel and managed to start it by rolling down the hill. Stopped in Kaiwaka for petrol at the top of the hill and needed the hill once again to get started.
When I try to start it I get a loud click (so the relay's obviously working) and nothing else (if I hold the button in I hear a hissing sound coming from the carbs or thereabouts). I tried to jump it when I got home using my wife's bike but got texactly the same behaviour (so the battery is obviously fine). Also, the headlight etc. is fully bright.
Can anyone shed any light on what the problem could be?
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