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Posted by VN1500
 - May 07, 2011, 14:49:49 PM

Sounds like a dead battery....check kill switch, side stand & clutch switches as well. AND! the wires / connections to all of them.

Ask a friend? for a volt meter [DVOM] do you have a test light?..if so put it across the battery, wire clip to negative ,point to positive, see how bright it is ?

You can jump start from anything 12 volt,....but be extremely careful. Jumping from a mower,garden tractor would be better. [Caution] the larger cable clamps can touch things you do not want to touch Do you have a battery charger?..if so what kind? If it is a batt/tender,...or some other low output type,.. hook it up overnight.

Ron

Posted by lumper
 - May 07, 2011, 14:23:18 PM

Hi all,

So I put the key in, turn it on and all the lights come on and you can hear the fuel pressurize etc..
But my oil light stays on after all the other lights go out and when I try to start it I get nothing.

I can hear a slight click at the starter but I get no spark at all and no signs of starting.

What should I check first?

Normally when I first turn the key on my signals are on and I have to stop them, thats just how it has always been since I got the bike

I went for a ride yesterday, took a few stops and everything was great, the bike sounded and felt good.
I parked it and went to bed.
Today I went out and polished it a little while the clouds were clearing and after a while it warmed up so I decided to go for a ride.

But it wont start.

I looked at all the wires from the starter and to the battery, I checked the fuse and all the connections everything looks normal and seems to be the way it was.
Could it be as simple as my battery is dead?

I dont have a tester here.
can I jump it with a car? I didn't want to try that unless I hear it is ok to do.

Normally the bike starts right up, and yesterday especially yesterday I noted it started really nice.
So I am baffled at the moment, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Lump

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