Bastard Street Triple would not start this morning!

**Gremlin** · 10th April 2014, 20:53

Originally Posted by AllanB

Side note - year back I spent a hour fucking around when the bike would not start - turned out I had bumped the kill switch to off .......................

My BMW wins. Had it on it's side for some work (non-electrical). Sat upright for a while, then tried to start it, and it would only crank, no start. Left for rest of the day, no start. Overnight, nothing. Carted it off to the dealer to figure out what was wrong on Monday morning, they finally get the time to look at it Thurs/Fri, and it starts fine

**caseye** · 11th April 2014, 19:15

Situation Normal, then, sorry Grem, but these bikes , they do this!

**IkieBikie** · 11th April 2014, 20:35

Originally Posted by caseye

Situation Normal, then, sorry Grem, but these bikes , they do this!

Like coalburners????

**AllanB** · 11th April 2014, 20:48

It will start leaking oil soon ......

Sorry I could not resist!

**Gremlin** · 12th April 2014, 01:14

Originally Posted by AllanB

It will start leaking oil soon ......

Sorry I could not resist!

Nah, it's only to keep putting some nice fresh oil in... kinda like a constant oil change. I laugh now... but not when the oil light comes up, and I'm a long way from oil

**Owl** · 12th April 2014, 11:04

Originally Posted by Edbear

He has no issues now

Not since I converted back to lead-acid Ed!

**Edbear** · 12th April 2014, 11:29

Originally Posted by Owl

Not since I converted back to lead-acid Ed!

**Pumba** · 14th April 2014, 13:41

Just a thought incase you still have problems. Just had to pull the starter button apart on my 08 Speed Triple because it left me stranded at the servo one morning refusing to start. I reckon it has been an intermitant problem for the last couple of years that I didnt recognise.

Just had to pull it apart and spray round some contact cleaner and it has been all good since.

**Stirts** · 15th April 2014, 15:17

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

Turns over twice ... Gurrr Guurrrrr. nothing.

It's actually roaw, roaw, pooooooooosh!

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

Thanks everyone for your input. Pretty sure it is the battery at this point. On charge all day and it fired up straight away tonight.
The good news is I also have a spare battery because it is the same as the battery in my VFR. Street and Sport have a battery load tester so I wil get them to check it out but I think the question has been answered.
Which is good because I am skint at present.

I'd put money on it being battery. Battery doesn't have to be dead for mine not start. And I would say yours may be same, greedy and needy little farker that requires a lot of juice to fire - I readed somewhere once that if a battery can't supply around 13.5 volts at starting, then you're gonna have the roaw, roaw, pooooooooosh issue!

Originally Posted by nodrog

Alternatively you could contact triumph new zealand for some help.

You're about as helpful as they are