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Posted by annieoakley
- June 02, 2013, 19:40:51 PMI don't have any starter fluid but I know where I can buy some lol. I'll open the tank cap and let you know what I am hearing 
Thanks again Troll!
Posted by Troll
- June 02, 2013, 19:19:02 PMAre you sure it's the fuel pump? They are usually pretty loud...if you leave the fuel cap open you can really hear them. If the plugs are dry, you're not getting fuel to the engine. Do you have any starting fluid? As I remember, you have a hypercharger... try a squirt of starting fluid in it, and be sure the engine runs.
Posted by annieoakley
- June 02, 2013, 18:49:49 PMThanks for the quick reply Troll My plugs are new, I pulled one anyway to see if it was soaked, it wasn't. I just don't think that is my problem. Do you know what sound I'm talking about when I say the initial electronic start up when you first turn your key to the on position? That's the sound I don't hear, so I assume something is not allowing a relay to actually start the flow of fuel or something, but I can hear the fuel pump pressurizing when I put my ear to the tank 
I'm lost
Posted by Troll
- June 02, 2013, 18:02:14 PMReplace the plugs...NGKs have a habit of not wanting to fire if they get fuel coated. We run into this problem with the rider ed training bikes every spring. We take them in for service in the fall, they are stored, prepped, and the first class we need them, half of them won't start.
Posted by annieoakley
- June 02, 2013, 17:50:14 PMHi guys! It's been a long time since I have posted on this site but now I have a big problem. Last year I was not able to ride my bike at all due to my job and other issues (very sad year ) but early this spring I replaced the battery, pulled the tank and got rid of the old fuel, and checked all of the fluids, and other items, put in the key and turned on the bike.......I didn't hear the familiar electronic whine that usually comes on when all of the lights and gizmos power up. I flipped the kill switch a couple times, still nothing. I put my ear to the gas tank to see if I could hear anything when I turned the key, it sure sounds like the fuel pump is pressurizing for the 3 seconds but when I hit the starter it cranks but it will not fire. All of my lights come on and go off, but I don't get that initial familiar sound when I first turn the key. I have checked all fuses, checked the ECU (it shows no faults), and I am still baffled. What am I missing grrrrr. I just wanna ride, I now live in the beautiful state of Colorado and there are places I need to explore!! 