Hi,
I have an issue where my bike won't start. This happened a few months back too and I was able to jump start it from a car to get home. I then bought a new battery and everything was good for a while, I have a feeling it's to do with the terrible rain we have been having in the UK recently as my bike is left outside all year round (ridden all year round too )
I have just ordered a multimeter but not really sure what I should be checking and in which order
Also I have been having some other issues the last week before this happened which I'm not sure is related or not, The bike seemed to skip fuel, I don't know how else to explain it. But it felt like the throttle stopped working for a second before the engine jumped back into action and started working again and the handling felt off when i turned.
And also the bike would stick in the morning and be very hard to move out of my parking spot, it would make a loud screech as I pulled it back. I'm not sure if it was the brake sticking or something to do with the clutch, I checked the oils and they were both quite full.
That seemed to happen every morning when it was super cold, it hasn't happened the last couple of days it's been warmer and no rain
So what should my first steps be? I'm also thinking of ordering a battery charger for the meantime until I can fix this because the bike is my only vehicle I only need to use it once every couple of weeks so if i could manually charge the battery between uses how many starts would I get before it runs out? Could I go to multiple shops in one trip and start the bike 4/5 times without worry for example?
I have an issue where my bike won't start. This happened a few months back too and I was able to jump start it from a car to get home. I then bought a new battery and everything was good for a while, I have a feeling it's to do with the terrible rain we have been having in the UK recently as my bike is left outside all year round (ridden all year round too )
I have just ordered a multimeter but not really sure what I should be checking and in which order
Also I have been having some other issues the last week before this happened which I'm not sure is related or not, The bike seemed to skip fuel, I don't know how else to explain it. But it felt like the throttle stopped working for a second before the engine jumped back into action and started working again and the handling felt off when i turned.
And also the bike would stick in the morning and be very hard to move out of my parking spot, it would make a loud screech as I pulled it back. I'm not sure if it was the brake sticking or something to do with the clutch, I checked the oils and they were both quite full.
That seemed to happen every morning when it was super cold, it hasn't happened the last couple of days it's been warmer and no rain
So what should my first steps be? I'm also thinking of ordering a battery charger for the meantime until I can fix this because the bike is my only vehicle I only need to use it once every couple of weeks so if i could manually charge the battery between uses how many starts would I get before it runs out? Could I go to multiple shops in one trip and start the bike 4/5 times without worry for example?