Bike will not start

[olaHalo]

Bike has been sitting for awhile and now it wont start. I rode it a week ago, but only for a about 5 minutes to check if everything was ok.
This morning I go to start it, and it wont come on.
Itll make the pump noise like normal, it just wont turn over.
I also charged the battery 100%
Bike has zero mods.
My best guess would be fouled plugs.
Any suggestions?

 

[Stevenc150]

Do you mean it just won't catch (start) or the engine isn't even cranking.

- If it's not even cranking, check the battery under load at a local auto parts store - if the battery is downhill enough, it may charge up but not have the amps to turn the engine over.

- If it's cranking but not catching it could be the plugs.

 

[olaHalo]

I meant that it wouldnt "catch"

Funny thing happened today,
Bike was in the way of my car, so I moved it and decided just to see if it would start, and it did!
Been running just fine all day

 

[LeFox]

never ride your bike for just 5 minutes or start it to hear the sound.

 

[olaHalo]

^^
so ive heard
i think thats poor engineering

 

[LeFox]

yep...but it's that same 'character' / 'emotion' we love about our buell

think about it, if everything would run perfect, everyone would have one and there wouldn't be anything special and raw about it.

 

[LeFox]

anyway...your plugs were probably fouled and by waiting, the fuel evaporated and now you can ride.



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[olaHalo]

^^I came to the same conclusion
thanks again for all the info Lefox and Steve

 

[fahren]

Changing to iridium plugs (such as NGK DPR9EIX-9), you are less likely to foul the plugs, from what I understand. But LeFox is correct, that short startups and short runs will cause fouling more than you would think.