hey i have a 97f3 with 18000 miles, my issue is i cannot get it started its turning over but not cranking up. i tried to jump start it and nothing still. some suggestions ive hade are... stator, voltage regulator/rectifyer, and idle circut. please help thank you. oh by the way this all started when i was cruisin around then the bike shut off, could not pop the clutch to jump start it, it wouldnt do anything. then id stop get it running again and then whenever i would rev high it would kill again. and now it wont start.

 

Not to be an *** or anything but..... did u make sure there is gas in it and the fuel valve is set to open, the reasoni say this is that ive done it [:'(], it would crank and crank but not turn over, then i remembered i turned off the fuel valve last time i parked it

 

+1 on checking how much fuel is in it. if theres no gas, obviously, bike no run. if that doesnt fix it, you've got an electrical problem more than likely.

 

one more no brainer... check the kill switch

 

well thanks so far yeah i tried starting it with the fuel switch in all 3 positions and that was after i pushed it 6 blocks downtown to a gas station. filled it up, the kill switch was giving me issues a week ago, blew it out with compressed air now it works. what about the fuel pump? sorry i'm very new with this bike. and what kind of electrical issues could it be??

 

I am having the same problems with my RS except mine wont even turn over.[&o]

 

Check the battery?

 

I put it on a voltage gage which read full charge...

that was my first instinct.
I am hearing things about the carb but it should still turnover if the carb is faulty no?

 

Did you actually check the operation of the Engine Stop switch with a meter ? Dirty contacts on the Engine Stop switch are common. It's easy to take it apart and clean the contacts. After years of operation, they tend to get corroded. Blowing out with a compressor isn't going to clean it very effectively. As for the fuel pump, there is a flow test you can perform. Get the shop manual, it has the procedure in it.