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Had the plans of getting out on the year's first ride today... but my motorcycle wanted something different.
I've had it standing in a garage since November. Charged the battery up in January/February and then one charge for 23 weeks ago. When I start it up it basically just clicks from the left side of the bike. I'll attach a video. Any ideas anyone? My suspicions is that the starter engine is f###ed, but have no real experience with this kind of issues.
Edit: On the first attempt it failed to ignite, blew white smoke from the air cleaner. On the following attempts it makes rapid clicks when trying to start it.
Last edited by Eikinskjalde; Apr 6, 2023 at 07:52 AM.
Pull the battery, charge it fully and have it load tested. I suspect that you'll learn the battery is bad.
Went to an autoshop and purchased a new battery, switched and the bike fired up brisk and powerful. So, you just saved me some headache, Sir. Thank you very much!
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