blackONblack
Junior Member
Hey all, looking for some help trying to get my bike back up and running. 2008 FZ6, between the poor weather and business travel, I had let the bike sit too long and when I finally tried to take it for a weekend ride a few weeks ago, it would turn over but not run. I basically cranked it until the battery started to drain, and since I didn't want to totally kill the battery I left it until I had more time. So yesterday I decide to hook it up to my car (not running) for a jump so I could crank it longer without draining the battery. Because the jumper cables I had were too big to latch latch on the bike battery terminals, I unhooked the leads and clamped the cables directly onto the leads (not sure if this detail matters but I wanted to include everything just in case). Again, the bike would crank and I was able to try it multiple times, each for much longer than before, but it still wouldn't start up.
I consider myself relatively handy (especially in the "youtube video for every purpose" days), but I live in an urban environment and don't have the space or the freedom to really undertake a bigger fix at home. But before I go and drop the cash on a tow and shop visit, I was hoping the community might have some other quick and simple suggestions for me to try. I know there is a lot of experience out there and this is a fairly common problem so hopefully you all have some thoughts, Thank in advance for your help!
I consider myself relatively handy (especially in the "youtube video for every purpose" days), but I live in an urban environment and don't have the space or the freedom to really undertake a bigger fix at home. But before I go and drop the cash on a tow and shop visit, I was hoping the community might have some other quick and simple suggestions for me to try. I know there is a lot of experience out there and this is a fairly common problem so hopefully you all have some thoughts, Thank in advance for your help!