HELP! Bike won't start.
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Well, didn't get time to check it again till today and it was a quick check due to the cold.
Here's what happened. I went to a friends house, parked in the backyard, when leaving front wheel fell in a hole covered by leaves WHILE running, switched it off (handlebar switch) to wait on a friend to help me pull it out, friend slipped and fell pulling the bike with him. The bike fell softly and on the grass (exhaust side). After we picked it up, turned the key to ign, switch to run, but no engine light came on, no fuel pump whine and it won't crank.
I have switched the relays, I have checked all the cables, battery was perfectly charged before that (since I was riding all day), and checked all fuses. The bike is not in gear and the kickstand position does not matter in this bike.
Any ideas?
Here's what happened. I went to a friends house, parked in the backyard, when leaving front wheel fell in a hole covered by leaves WHILE running, switched it off (handlebar switch) to wait on a friend to help me pull it out, friend slipped and fell pulling the bike with him. The bike fell softly and on the grass (exhaust side). After we picked it up, turned the key to ign, switch to run, but no engine light came on, no fuel pump whine and it won't crank.
I have switched the relays, I have checked all the cables, battery was perfectly charged before that (since I was riding all day), and checked all fuses. The bike is not in gear and the kickstand position does not matter in this bike.
Any ideas?
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Well, didn't get time to check it again till today and it was a quick check due to the cold.
Here's what happened. I went to a friends house, parked in the backyard, when leaving front wheel fell in a hole covered by leaves WHILE running, switched it off (handlebar switch) to wait on a friend to help me pull it out, friend slipped and fell pulling the bike with him. The bike fell softly and on the grass (exhaust side). After we picked it up, turned the key to ign, switch to run, but no engine light came on, no fuel pump whine and it won't crank.
I have switched the relays, I have checked all the cables, battery was perfectly charged before that (since I was riding all day), and checked all fuses. The bike is not in gear and the kickstand position does not matter in this bike.
Any ideas?
Here's what happened. I went to a friends house, parked in the backyard, when leaving front wheel fell in a hole covered by leaves WHILE running, switched it off (handlebar switch) to wait on a friend to help me pull it out, friend slipped and fell pulling the bike with him. The bike fell softly and on the grass (exhaust side). After we picked it up, turned the key to ign, switch to run, but no engine light came on, no fuel pump whine and it won't crank.
I have switched the relays, I have checked all the cables, battery was perfectly charged before that (since I was riding all day), and checked all fuses. The bike is not in gear and the kickstand position does not matter in this bike.
Any ideas?
EDIT: look at second post in this thread: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...not-crank.html
Last edited by dandrumheller; Mar 8, 2014 at 10:49 AM.
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Well, I found out what the problem was...or still is.
As I tried to reset the tip-over sensor (which apparently this one does not have it), I accidentally pressed the right turn signal. Well, the siganl didn't come on...making me suspect the worst. I took appart my switch housing to find out that the cables that run to the housing were broken. So off to splicing and soldering..
Thanks everyone for helping out.
As I tried to reset the tip-over sensor (which apparently this one does not have it), I accidentally pressed the right turn signal. Well, the siganl didn't come on...making me suspect the worst. I took appart my switch housing to find out that the cables that run to the housing were broken. So off to splicing and soldering..
Thanks everyone for helping out.
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