Take off the seat and check the battery connections. Maybe the battery did die, doesn't matter how old it is. And do get a Battery Tender from Deltran. I got the Junior model with the pigtail that stays installed on the battery so I never have to remove the seat to charge it, just plugs in.

 

Thanks Dave ... that's my plan for tonight after work actually. I planned on taking the battery out, and bringing it to a gas station to have them check it ... and possibly charge it.

And, I've already placed an order for the Deltran Junior battery tender ... so it's on the way, plus the Clymer repair manual. :-)

Hopefully, I'll have the bike up and running again tonight/tomorrow after charging the battery.

 

didn't have a chance to take the bike to a garage, or bring the battery anywhere to be tested.

Instead, I tried push starting the bike in second gear ... and no luck. :-(

 

oh ... and it did check all the battery connections. everything looked fine.

 

there is a grey connector that your headlights plug into your frames harness it's just a plug that has a push button release, and it clicks back together, if it's unplugged the bike will turn over and try to start, but it will not fire the plugs. I tried running my bike without my headlight assembly and upper fairings and you can't without the plug, plugged it. it might have got dislodged during your exhaust work, pardon if I didnt read all of it but is it a full system or a slip on?

 

yeah sounds more like a spark problem. got fuel, its turning over, id check into a spark issue next b/c you got juice in the battery.

 

hey guys ... thanks for all the feedback. much appreciated.

I forgot to repost on this thread after finally getting it fixed last Thursday.

Since I don't have a battery charger yet ( tender/charger is in the mail ), and I didn't have anyone to give me a jump, I walked the bike to the dealer. It turns out it was just that though ... the battery was dead.

As most of you said, it was just a coincidence that this problem occurred right after I installed the slip-on exhaust.

Lesson learned for me => I need a battery tender at all times. I left the bike inactive for just over a week, and this happened. And, BTW, the battery was only a few months old.

Perhaps it wasn't initially charged properly? I'm not sure. I've read a few threads about batteries not being charged properly by the dealers.

I am also going to pick up a multimeter, so that I can run some tests on it myself.

Thanks again everyone. I'm happy to be riding again!

Dan

 

It must not have been charged properly before you did your work / sat for a week. My bike has sat for well over a month in the winter and it starts up no problem without a tender.

That said, it's still recommended that you either remove the battery or put it on a tender if it's going to be sitting (usually for longer than a week, but hey - can't hurt).

 

Isnt it the only California models that have an O2 sensor? Your info says your in NY, so unless you bought it in Cali, I dont think you have an O2 sensor.

 

Not to sound too ignorant, but the O2 sensor was not just for emissions. It is also to adjust for mixture.