Ugarte
Turbocharged
The infamous no-start happened again to me today. That is, press the starter button and nothing, not even a relay click. Up until a couple of weeks ago I have always gotten it to start by cycling the clutch or kickstand. Recently though, that has not worked. Two weeks ago I was just about ready to call for a tow, decided to try one more time and it started. Today, I actually made the call for a tow and then decided to try one more time and it started. This has never happened to me in my garage, it only happens after riding the bike for a while. Heat is obviously playing a factor.
So what is the "final" solution so to speak. The problem could be in the clutch/kickstand safety switches, or the starter button or all three. I am going to clean and grease all three and hope that solves the problem. However, it would still be good to know if there is a way to get electricity to the starter that bypasses all three. It might not be a bad idea to rig up an alternate starter button.
For those of you that end up having this problem, try what you can to get it started, but hold off calling for a tow until after the bike cools down and you have tried once more.
So what is the "final" solution so to speak. The problem could be in the clutch/kickstand safety switches, or the starter button or all three. I am going to clean and grease all three and hope that solves the problem. However, it would still be good to know if there is a way to get electricity to the starter that bypasses all three. It might not be a bad idea to rig up an alternate starter button.
For those of you that end up having this problem, try what you can to get it started, but hold off calling for a tow until after the bike cools down and you have tried once more.