Help. Wouldn't start this morning.

gcaster · 30 Oct 2015 at 17:39

Had a bit of an issue this morning. Bike wouldn't start on a few attempts, tried the killswitch (wasn't that) tried turning off the ignition and going again (didn't work) and then rolled it forward a few steps and it started.
Started absolutely fine this afternoon after work...
Any ideas? Battery is fine afaik and was using it 12h earlier so won't have been flat.

This is a video of it (few failed starts before this as well) you can see the light dim when I push the button.

EDIT: Not sure that link is right, video here: https://youtu.be/CkQk7TVmaZM

wazza300 · 30 Oct 2015 at 17:42

just embed the code gcaster

put this inbetween the youtube tabs

CkQk7TVmaZM itll showup then

andicole0 · 30 Oct 2015 at 17:42

Wet and cold.
Andi.

wazza300 · 30 Oct 2015 at 17:45

nah it should still spinup the starter motor,it wasn't doing that

wd40 the sidestand cut out switch,clutch cut out switch and inside the switchgear wher the starter button is,thats what I do,it plays up from time to time due to moisture

gcaster · 30 Oct 2015 at 17:47

Probably just the wet then. Due to being in London it goes straight under a cover when I get home and i got soaked on the way home yesterday.

Phew.

leigh_boy · 31 Oct 2015 at 09:55

fuse or starter relay

IC3 · 31 Oct 2015 at 10:02

I'll give ya a hand (cheeky

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One · 31 Oct 2015 at 20:23

I would suggest it was the moving of the handlebars that did something rather than moving it forwards. Try going full lock to full lock with the engine running and see if anything happens.

gcaster · 31 Oct 2015 at 21:08

Will give that a go either tomorrow or Monday. Hoping it was just moisture somewhere! Will grab some wd40 and get that into all of the areas that affect the ignition circuit.

gcaster · 31 Oct 2015 at 21:09

@IC3, can you post the code for how you got that to work? Curious as to why mine fails.

IC3 · 31 Oct 2015 at 21:18

So the embedded code is wwwyoutube.com/watch?v=ES4FJ71hNO0& the highlighted bit of the url, you start to copy from the first character after '=' and finish at '&'.

This bit...

Does that help?

wazza300 · 31 Oct 2015 at 21:29

Kneel and look up under/in front of the clutch lever,there's usually a small cut out switch,same for your side stand

Spray those,and inside the gaps in the switchgear,that should cure it

gcaster · 1 Nov 2015 at 15:12

Cheers IC3. Never used the YouTube handles before.

And thanks Wazza, WD40d all the cut out points now. Started fine again today, phew.