Xlrrp
Junior Member
Hi,
My bike has run perfect since I've had it, but today was different. This morning, the starter had to crank for a few seconds before it started. Once started, it ran fine. Went to the gas station and filled up. It was even harder to start and cranked for about five seconds.
I left the gas station and got on the throttle and at about 50mph, the bike completely died as if the key (or kill switch) was shut off. After a minute or two of trying, I got it started again and it ran fine all the way to work.
After work, it once again did not want to start and it took 2-3 minutes of cranking (not all at once) to get it going. Ran fine all the way home. In the driveway I shut it off and started it a number of times. Most times it started right up, but a few times it took quite a bit of cranking to get it to start.
When it does start, it is as if the key is turned on and it fires right up. No sputtering or smoke or anything like that.
This weekend I did adjust my handlebars and clutch/brake angles so I'm hoping maybe I stretched a wire moving the bars forward and back trying to find the right angle or when I rotated the brake/clutch lever mounts.
Right now I am going to bypass the kill switch and see if that is the issue. If not, I'm at a loss. I've already wiggled all the wiring I could have pulled when adjusting the bars and that doesn't seem to make a difference.
Anyone else ever had this occur? Any ideas on tracking down the issue? I don't want to take it to the dealer but I also do not trust it to ride right now.
Thanks..... Chris
My bike has run perfect since I've had it, but today was different. This morning, the starter had to crank for a few seconds before it started. Once started, it ran fine. Went to the gas station and filled up. It was even harder to start and cranked for about five seconds.
I left the gas station and got on the throttle and at about 50mph, the bike completely died as if the key (or kill switch) was shut off. After a minute or two of trying, I got it started again and it ran fine all the way to work.
After work, it once again did not want to start and it took 2-3 minutes of cranking (not all at once) to get it going. Ran fine all the way home. In the driveway I shut it off and started it a number of times. Most times it started right up, but a few times it took quite a bit of cranking to get it to start.
When it does start, it is as if the key is turned on and it fires right up. No sputtering or smoke or anything like that.
This weekend I did adjust my handlebars and clutch/brake angles so I'm hoping maybe I stretched a wire moving the bars forward and back trying to find the right angle or when I rotated the brake/clutch lever mounts.
Right now I am going to bypass the kill switch and see if that is the issue. If not, I'm at a loss. I've already wiggled all the wiring I could have pulled when adjusting the bars and that doesn't seem to make a difference.
Anyone else ever had this occur? Any ideas on tracking down the issue? I don't want to take it to the dealer but I also do not trust it to ride right now.
Thanks..... Chris