first off this my first post and about my first bike. I jsut bought a 03 f4i and when the guy had it runnin at his place it was fine brought it home was sitting for a few hours. now when i go to turn it on i turn the key all lights come on. i hear the fuel pump going. turn the kill switch off and push the start buttom. and get nothing. what could this possibly be?

 

So the starter doesn't crank over?

 

Is the bike in neutral? Try flipping the kill switch to on.

 

it does not crank and yes its in neutral. kills switch is on.

 

every once and a while, like this morning, when I hit the start button it just clunks. Everything dims. I hear something under the seat click pretty loud. When I release the start button my fuel pump primes again. I will keep trying but still the same clunk noise. Eventually the bike will turn over like there was nothing wrong. Let me know if yours sounds like the same problem.

 

Sounds like your battery is low or just about dead.

 

Sounds like a bad ground to the starter or battery. The 'click' sound is the starter-relay. Follow the wires from the battery, checking all of the connections for
loose and/or corrosion.

Ern

 

batt was completely dead. put a new one in fires up every time now. thanks for the help.

 

Sweet!