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bummer.....I know the feeling. I hopped on mine this spring and broke the choke cable before I even had a chance to start it up.....took me 3 weeks to get it fixed cuz other probs added to it. So I feel your pain.
so....what does it do? does it turn over? does it fire at all? is the battery at full charge?
I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
4 days is more than enough for a battery to drain just enough to give minimal spark. do you have a battery charger...and if so, do you use it once in a while? It could be something as simple as that.
batteries can be temperature sensitive. just an increase in heat can bring the volts up....cooler temp bring them down. it's a proven fact. you can see it by killing a set of batteries in a flashlight so it doesn't even light up....then set the batteries in the sun for an afternnon and then stick them back in the flashlight. It is very possible they will light it up again...albiet, for only a short period.
It is like being on the verge ot totally dead....but not quite totalled. You battery could be acting up this way.
I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
I have been dealing with this issue too samsonskeg! Our motorcycles are cursed. What do you have? I have a 99 Kat 600. Some morning it starts up fine, other mornings it just wont start. It always starts after work though. Please let me know what you find out...
I'm starting to wonder if you all need a beatdown.
get a battery tener from any local bike shop and leave that on your bike whenever your not riding it.....I have the california model with the fan, so i've had plenty of dead batteries untill i got one.
I must have been lucky with the altenator on both my kats. I have never had to charge my battery during any riding season. Then again, every summer was a new battery cuz it is always in dec or jan that I realize I forgot to take my battery out for winter....and by then it is frozen and finished. Last winter was the first time I remembered to do it. But at 460, I think I prefer to have a new one each season just for peace of mind.
I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
TDA Racing/Motorsports
1982 Honda CB750 Nighthawk, 1978 Suzuki GS750 1986 Honda CBR600 Hurricane; 1978 Suzuki GS1100E; 1982 Honda CB750F supersport, 1993 Suzuki Katana GSX750FP. 1981 Suzuki GS1100E (heavily Modified) http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=94258 Who knows what is next?
Builder of the KOTM Mreedohio september winning chrome project. I consider this one to be one of my bikes also!
Please look at this build! http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=91192
ok so i charge the jump starter all night, and tried jumping it today.. Nothing happened.. just drained the whole thing. It sputtered 2x, in the begining and the last time i tried doing it.
I tried starting the bike without the starter and it doesnt even start. Should I go out and buy a new battery?
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