Travis Lowe
XS400 Member
bike has had some trouble starting lately, (never a problem warm)
was usually able to kick it if electric start didn't work
sometimes all i would get is a click from the solenoid or starter rely
I would open up bike electronics container (it's a bobber)
and usually if I pulled out most of the wiring
i would get the electric start to come back (thinking short somewhere)
but took the bike for nice ride friday night put in the garage
shut it off, turned it back on right away with electric start and it roared to life
came out saturday night for ride, won't start, no electric (solenoid clicks) no kick and no bump start
worked on it all day today and nothing
battery is newish and charged / removed solenoid and tested it for resistance and powered it up it clicks
so I presume it works / bike seems to be getting gas I can smell after repeated kicks / after kickstart i can hear the engine turning / cleaned electric starter button on bars no rust or visible problems there it's grounding to bare handlebars / i know it needs fuel spark and compression / finally removed the air filters and fired in some quick start and it kick started right away and continued to run fine for a several minutes past the quick start so its getting gas but why would it not kick all day ? the over arching DIRTY CARBS?
when it starts and goes it runs like jack the fucking bear so I don't think the carbs are dirty.... but I'm reaching the end of my knowledge for diagnostics.... thanks for help or opinions / electric start still just clicks
was usually able to kick it if electric start didn't work
sometimes all i would get is a click from the solenoid or starter rely
I would open up bike electronics container (it's a bobber)
and usually if I pulled out most of the wiring
i would get the electric start to come back (thinking short somewhere)
but took the bike for nice ride friday night put in the garage
shut it off, turned it back on right away with electric start and it roared to life
came out saturday night for ride, won't start, no electric (solenoid clicks) no kick and no bump start
worked on it all day today and nothing
battery is newish and charged / removed solenoid and tested it for resistance and powered it up it clicks
so I presume it works / bike seems to be getting gas I can smell after repeated kicks / after kickstart i can hear the engine turning / cleaned electric starter button on bars no rust or visible problems there it's grounding to bare handlebars / i know it needs fuel spark and compression / finally removed the air filters and fired in some quick start and it kick started right away and continued to run fine for a several minutes past the quick start so its getting gas but why would it not kick all day ? the over arching DIRTY CARBS?
when it starts and goes it runs like jack the fucking bear so I don't think the carbs are dirty.... but I'm reaching the end of my knowledge for diagnostics.... thanks for help or opinions / electric start still just clicks