Bike won't start

[tmcafe]

Granted I haven't started it for quite a while (late fall). Not on battery tender but light came on fine, gas pump noise (at least the first time I turned the key on), horn, turn signals, only no starter action whatsoever. I also checked the obvious kill switch. Does it need a whole lot more juice to turn the starter that the appearance of the other electricals? Sorry if it's a silly question.

[docc]

Checking the battery voltage with a digital meter would be helpful. Otherwise,  turn the bars fully left and right thumbing the starter. If it bumps, there is a connection problem with the clutch switch wiring.

[tmcafe]

Thanks. A good reason to find my meter in some of the garage boxes I haven't opened since I moved. 

 

As far as the handlebar and connection, I've had that problem before and the contacts have been replaced. But I'll try again just in case.

 

I suspect it might be the voltage since the pump priming noise didn't come back on subsequent tries.

[fotoguzzi]

silly you, it takes way more power to crank the motor over.. get a charger on it and you'll prolly be fine.

[tmcafe]

silly you, it takes way more power to crank the motor over.. get a charger on it and you'll prolly be fine.

I suspected it might be silly Thx.

[luhbo]

Unless your battery is a late battery you should always hear the pump and also a click at least from the starter. No pump and no reaction at all from the starter in my eyes rather is a problem with the above mentioned connectors or the relais sockets. Check the sockets first.

Besides that, keeping the Hawker well charged is always a good idea. They might be strong, nevertheless they're well on the short side of what a good V2 would need.

 

Hubert

[tmcafe]

Unless your battery is a late battery you should always hear the pump and also a click at least from the starter. No pump and no reaction at all from the starter in my eyes rather is a problem with the above mentioned connectors or the relais sockets. Check the sockets first.

Besides that, keeping the Hawker well charged is always a good idea. They might be strong, nevertheless they're well on the short side of what a good V2 would need.

 

Hubert

Thanks. I forgot which brand the battery is but it's the original one I got from new with the bike in Sep of 2007. I tried again today and I could hear the pump and the click from the starter relay (I pulled out and reinserted before that). I'll try to find my charger and charge the battery before I look into more.

[fotoguzzi]

2007? your battery is probaly on it's last charge and dying if not dead already.

[mznyc]

2007? your battery is probaly on it's last charge and dying if not dead already.

Possible and likely but I have the original Spark 500 in my '02. As long as you give it an overnight charge if it's been sitting for more than a couple weeks, it starts right up! So HOW the battery is cared for is as important as how OLD it is.

[rex007can]

Starter switch connector under the front of the tank maybe?

Mine does that from time to time... turn the handles, put my hand under there and wiggle cables around a bit... usually starts right up.

Sitting out the winter could have caused a bit of oxydation.