(heart)broken bike

**bluninja** · 11th February 2013, 20:47

Well,after such a fun Saturday I thought I would wash the crap off the bike and rest on Sunday. This morning went to get on the bike and go to work and nothing

Just the headlight dims when I press the starter. Slapped it in gear and rocked it, then tried again...nada. I think she's just pissed off that I didn't ride her again on Sunday.

Put the battery on charge during the day in case I'd left the ignition on so it was fully charged when I got home from judo training. Still nothing....didn't get any life when I tried a jump start down the drive.

I'll say my prayers tonight and see if that does the trick, otherwise I need to work out why she no go....or pay a mobile mechanic with the right tools to sort it whilst I play with computers during the day.

On the good side...the suspension is still great ...feels really compliant when I jump on the seat for a bump start

**steve_t** · 11th February 2013, 20:58

Hopefully, a new battery will fix your woes

**Fergus** · 11th February 2013, 21:13

Or buy this to find the problem:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-...-560502493.htm

Better strategy than buying new bits until it starts working again

**Asher** · 11th February 2013, 21:21

Got water into the kill switch?

**YellowDog** · 11th February 2013, 21:26

Originally Posted by Asher

Got water into the kill switch?

Quite possibly the answer!

BUT if you still have the original battery, it's about due!

Get one of those cheap Chinese GEL ones.

Had mine 3 years - better cranking power and it doesn't lose charge

**Katman** · 12th February 2013, 07:24

Ed should be along soon.

**BuzzardNZ** · 12th February 2013, 07:28

Originally Posted by YellowDog

Quite possibly the answer!

BUT if you still have the original battery, it's about due!

Get one of those cheap Chinese GEL ones.

Had mine 3 years - better cranking power and it doesn't lose charge

Do you mean these ... http://motobatt.com/ ?

I got one recently, don't know if they're any good. Time will tell I guess.

**bluninja** · 12th February 2013, 10:21

Cheers for the responses....will have a good look tonight...water in killswitch is probably best bet as there's not even a click and it doesn't jump start.

**steve_t** · 12th February 2013, 10:27

Didn't you say you turned it on and the headlight was on but really dim?

**sinfull** · 12th February 2013, 10:41

Originally Posted by steve_t

Didn't you say you turned it on and the headlight was on but really dim?

Originally Posted by bluninja

Just the headlight dims when I press the starter.

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**steve_t** · 12th February 2013, 10:47

Originally Posted by sinfull

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Rhetorical question

**sinfull** · 12th February 2013, 10:55

I first thought starter or solanoid problem , water in the kill switch wouldn't effect a normally closed circuit ?

Dimming headlight says it's sucking juice but not cranking, but then a jump start didn't work ?

Side stand or clutch switch ? But then why the dimming light, if it was either of them the circuit is open and no power to the start button ?

Crickey i want to tear into it now hehe

A jump pack to check it aint a rooted battery but if it has lights it should at least click ?

Hmmmm

Lead to the solanoid or starter shorting to the body ? Would that stop a crash start ?

**nodrog:Me** · 12th February 2013, 11:16

Has it got a clutch micro switch like a normal suzuki? Check that. Mine got a grass seed jammed between the contacts and wouldnt start. You can just pull the plug out and bridge it with a piece of wire.