R3T won’t turn over

vador

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South Mississippi
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2008 R3T
2008 R3T, 30,000 miles, has run excellent from day one. No mods, tunes or anything, only a few add-ons. After a winter lay up, then a couple rides around the block the last month or so. She just won’t turn over, only get a “click” when hitting the start switch.
I’m hoping the wisdom of the Captain’s can point in the right direction.
I’ve read recently about key blanks.... ilco makes one..I lost all three of mine.... don’t laf, you might be next.
Sooo, I removed the ignition switch and had one made, the bike ran fine for those few short rides. Few days later is when the “won’t turn over” issue started.
The battery is hot, all connections are good, including ground to frame.

Have others had this plague?
 
Did you check the battery voltage? Try putting the bike in 3rd gear and rock it back and forth a few times and then try starting as usual.
 
How old is your battery? It may be on the edge of dead or nearly dead. It may read fine when reading static but when loaded up for the start it may not have enough power to get the job done, i.e. weak or dead cell.

bob
 
+1 on replacing the battery. Take the battery to a auto battery place and have it tested. You might find you have enough voltage but no grunt when you need it.
 
Mittzy and sil....

CORRECTOMUNDO!!!

I’d taken the battery by the armature shop a couple of days before posting the question, he said “I’ll sell you one but nothings wrong with this one”.
Took it back after reading the posts he said “yep you killed it!”
Sooo, there ya go!
$110 usd for an interstate!


Mittzy & Scott, I was reading your posts when reading wasn’t cool...
 
A new battery every 3 or 4 years max is a good plan. That's the first thing I suspect when I see a won't start post. Motorcycle batteries are not like car batteries. I even trash my car batteries when they approach the 6 year point. It just ain't worth the grief.
 
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