Second Kyle: That sucks man. I wish I had some advice for you other than 'did you check the gas tank?' But I'd assume you checked to make sure you had fuel (right?)
At least you stay riding you stuff though. Mine seems to slip out from under me. -Kyle KK On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > The first Kyle here, and my bad luck doesn't involve falling off the bike > so much as keeping it running. > My new (to me) 700S just died. I had the fun of pushing it home the last .8 > mile. I took it to walmart to get new wipers for my truck, and when I came > out I turned the key, all the lites came on as normal, pulled in the clutch > and hit the start button and nothing... No turnover, no click, nothing. The > headlight does turn off as usual when the button is depressed and the > indicator lights brighten very slightly. I tried push starting it and the > motor would kick over but not catch. After a few tries at that I pushed the > button again and vroom!!! I zipped up my jacket and hauled ass for home. I > got to the overpass just before my house and my RPMs went to zero even > though I could feel the motor dragging. I tried kicking down a few gears and > releasing the clutch to start it again but that just slowed me down. That's > when I started pushing it home... > Problem is I'm about to leave town again for the week and no time to > troubleshoot it beyond putting a meter on the battery. 12.83 volts btw. > So, is this a short somewhere or the dreaded bad starter issue? I have > noticed the starter staying engaged a bit too long for a few seconds after > the motor starts and making the chipmunk on crack sound... > > -Kyle > -everything I ride turns to poo :( > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
