I push start the gl1200 in 1st all the time. But i have to (in nutural) push it to 5mph hop on click to first and pop the clutch and pull it back. Sometimes i can get 2 attempts if i get it to 6-7 mph!
---Original Message--- From: [email protected] Sent: 2/23/2012 11:08 pm To: "Nightwawk Lovers" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season +1 you need to be in 2nd gear or higher. The gear ratio is too high in first on any bike/car. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Dennis" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:29 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season No, it is just that the gearing is such (on my 700SC anyway), running and popping the clutch in 1st just locks the rear wheel and does not turn the engine over. I once spent some frustrating time doing this until I woke up and put it into third gear and then I was able to run, pop the clutch and have the engine turn over and start. Dennis Christchurch From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Snell Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 2:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season Bad clutch? On Feb 23, 2012 8:45 PM, "Dennis" <[email protected]> wrote: The rear wheel will lock in 1st gear if you push it or run and pop the clutch. You need to be in 3rd or 4th to judge this. Dennis Christchurch From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Patterson Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season Before either jumper cables or either the question must be asked... Is it turning over? You mentioned that the rear wheel locks up when you try and push start it. That to me suggests that the engine might be seized or hydrolocked. Pull the plugs, put it in a tall gear (3-6) and push with the clutch out. If it doesn't push easily you have bad things wrong. If water or fuel gush out of the plug holes you have bad(water) minor(fuel) problems to deal with as long as you haven't bent a rod from trying to start it. After all that once you have a motor that turns over go ahead and jump it. Make sure the cables go to the bike batt, against the jumper cable rules but a bike can't trap gasses and your bike batt will protect the rest of the system from 99% of the badness that could result from using a 1500cca batt to jump it. All my ATV's and lawn mowers got jumped for the first start of the season to clean the cobwebs without putting too much load on the little batt. I now know that improper batt storage was some of my problem but first of the season starts always seem to take way more cranking than the rest of the year. Oh and don't jump it off a 24v bus unless you really know what your doing ;o) At 04:47 PM 2/23/2012, you wrote: You might want to consider replacing it, we have seen that be the source of non running conditions before. I know I'll start a fight saying this but try jumpering it to a car battery and see if it will start then. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From: Stefano Ascari <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:31:26 -0600 To: <[email protected]> ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season - Same battery, charged up. - I am sitting on it. I've push-started it several times last year when I had a bad starter (which I also replaced). Stefano Pat Patterson Abbotsford, BC, Canada VA7PDP 2001 PT Cruiser 83 450 Honda Nighthawk 78 F350 460/C6 on propane 71 Bronco 302/C4/D20 D44/9" {o===o} "Just add Lightness-" Colin Chapman. 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