SteveL
Junior Member
Hi everyone,
I'm having all sorts of woes at the moment. My bike had a flat battery (probably because my heated hand-grips have a slow drain, and I haven't ridden for a month or so).
I charged the battery and tried to start it today, but no luck - the engine turns over, but doesn't fire. The orange engine warning light illuminates while I've got the starter button pressed.
I've got the 2004 model where you need to remove the front fairing and raise the fuel tank to get to the battery (brilliant design, Yamaha) so I did this and left the tank slightly raised overnight. I was careful not to put tension on any cables or hoses.
There's plenty of fuel in the tank and the battery is now fully charged. All the cables and hoses under the fuel tank appear to be intact and connected.
The exhaust smells quite rich so I wonder if the engine is flooded (can this happen to a fuel injected engine?).
I vaguely remember having this same problem a year or so ago - something to do with leaving the fuel tank up while charging the battery, causing flooded throttle bodies or something?
Thanks for any advice,
Steve
I'm having all sorts of woes at the moment. My bike had a flat battery (probably because my heated hand-grips have a slow drain, and I haven't ridden for a month or so).
I charged the battery and tried to start it today, but no luck - the engine turns over, but doesn't fire. The orange engine warning light illuminates while I've got the starter button pressed.
I've got the 2004 model where you need to remove the front fairing and raise the fuel tank to get to the battery (brilliant design, Yamaha) so I did this and left the tank slightly raised overnight. I was careful not to put tension on any cables or hoses.
There's plenty of fuel in the tank and the battery is now fully charged. All the cables and hoses under the fuel tank appear to be intact and connected.
The exhaust smells quite rich so I wonder if the engine is flooded (can this happen to a fuel injected engine?).
I vaguely remember having this same problem a year or so ago - something to do with leaving the fuel tank up while charging the battery, causing flooded throttle bodies or something?
Thanks for any advice,
Steve