I am having troubles getting my 02 F4i to start. When I hit the ignition switch nothing happens. Everything else on the bike seems to be operating normally. When I turn the bike on and flip the switch to run, I hear all the relays click, I hear the fuel pump prime, and the speedo does it normal startup routine. This being the case I don't think the problem is a battery. I do notice that when I do hit the ignition switch that all power to my headlights is cut. I can't recall if this is normal. I have checked all fuses and they are good to go. I have also made sure that the bike is in neutral. I have done my best to think of all of the no brainer issues that cause a bike not to start but none of them seem to be the culprit. Can anyone think of any other issues it might be no matter how dumb/simple they might be. It has been a while since I have tried to troubleshoot an issue like this and I am pulling a blank.

 

to be on the safe side of ruling out a battery you can jump it to a non running car, or try starting it with a battery charger plugged in.
it could be a faulty kickstand switch, not sure if there is a neutral sensor. you tried starting it with the clutch pulled in too?

 

With a battery that is under 12v eveything will still power up, it will try to crank and everything will cut off. My suggestion is to get a multimeter and check the battery to ensure its at 12v.

RudyGT has it right, try it clutch in, kick stand up. id even give push starting it a try (if you havent already).

Just a thought, but tilt sensor?

 

I have the tilt sensor bypassed so I don't think it can be that. I also just noticed that the startup on the dash is not completely normal. When I first turn the key to on, everything starts up normally like I said before with the exception of the dash. The dash does not show any info until I hit the ignition switch and then it goes through its startup routine with the rpm needle moving the full range and the speed indicator doing its countdown to 0.

I am unable to obtain a trickle charger at the moment but can hooking it up to a NON-running car battery charge the bike battery in a manor that will not damage anything?

 

Deltran Battery Tender Jr 12V Maintainer Charger 12 Volt Trickle Junior 021 0123 | eBay

here ya go, i got this one.

and jump from a car battery wont hurt it, not sure if it will "charge" it or not. but it will jump it.

 

when you let go of the start button does the dash go blank again?