went out tonight thinking id just fire it up and it just kept turning over no nothing no spark no nothing....... gave a little throttle and could smell fuel what could it be?????? are these things sensitive to the cold?????????????

 

Mine sat in the cold garage up herein Canada for two weeks since I didn't have time to take it out. I had to jumpstart it with my car then brought the battery inside.

 

YEAH IM JUST NOT SURE WHAT THE HELL IT IS..... I JUST WANTED TO TURN IT OVER AND START THE MOTHER....... HMMMMMM ILL JUST JUMP START THE POS DOES ANYONE KNOW IF ITS BAD TO JUMPSTART A BIKE

 

Its not bad, just make sure you do it right.

 

If you do, don't have the car engine running. You will fry the electronics on the bike. Just hook up the cables and turn it over.

 

Here is a great article on jumpstarting a bike. http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/to...p?TOPIC_ID=140

 

the last time it was running how long was it running?

mine did that around a week ago and was just flooded from being on less than 30 seconds or so

 

The f4i I just bought last night wouldnt start and the seller told me that it had been sitting since thanksgiving. Put a batter charger/starter on it and it started right up. It is just the cold and your battery needing a little help.

 

Compared to cars most motorcycle batteries (and sportbike batteries in particular) are just barely able to handle the electrical requirements.
And the electrical generation system isn't any better.
Take a battery that is not brand new, let it sit for awhile, cold weather makes it worse.... very likely not enough juice to start a fuel injected bike.
You'll find that this is a constant subject of discussion on motorcycle forums when somebody picks up a used bike.
Solution: Get a new battery and then take care of it with a battery tender. Religously, everytime you park it hook up the battery tender unlessyou are damn sure you are going riding again the next day.

 

yea this subject comes up alot with sportbikes and i think dondi pretty much nailed there not like car batteries where u have more than enough power