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I may have gotten a hint on other discussions under the same title.
We purchased the bike last October used with 645 miles on it Since then she have put on maybe 2000 miles . The last ride was about 25 days ago while we were in Texas . Worked great then.
Right after we got home I put it the MC lift , and started installing Hardware for a sidecar for the wife. For a number of reasons the install was delayed until yesterday. That is when I was able to say it was installed. Pushed it outside in Neutral and tried to start it for the test ride. I turned the key on , and pushed the start button. The lights were all on, the fuel pump came up to pressure , and the engine turned over. The started sound strong . Maybe a bit slow. I had the tank off and suspected a fuel line problem. I got that eliminated. I have been riding since 1961, and with the old bikes I would have been checking the plugs, because that is what it acted like to me. No spark.
Charged the battery up last night. Same indications. Checked the battery & ground cables , tight. Tried it about 3 times. Let it set about 3 or 4 hours. Battery voltage was 12.5 Volts. Dropped to 10.5 volts with the engine turning over. Seems like the batteries in today's bikes give very little if any warning of going bad. Also they have a lot more work to do with the ECU ect.
Anyhow I would like to pick your brains.
We purchased the bike last October used with 645 miles on it Since then she have put on maybe 2000 miles . The last ride was about 25 days ago while we were in Texas . Worked great then.
Right after we got home I put it the MC lift , and started installing Hardware for a sidecar for the wife. For a number of reasons the install was delayed until yesterday. That is when I was able to say it was installed. Pushed it outside in Neutral and tried to start it for the test ride. I turned the key on , and pushed the start button. The lights were all on, the fuel pump came up to pressure , and the engine turned over. The started sound strong . Maybe a bit slow. I had the tank off and suspected a fuel line problem. I got that eliminated. I have been riding since 1961, and with the old bikes I would have been checking the plugs, because that is what it acted like to me. No spark.
Charged the battery up last night. Same indications. Checked the battery & ground cables , tight. Tried it about 3 times. Let it set about 3 or 4 hours. Battery voltage was 12.5 Volts. Dropped to 10.5 volts with the engine turning over. Seems like the batteries in today's bikes give very little if any warning of going bad. Also they have a lot more work to do with the ECU ect.
Anyhow I would like to pick your brains.
