F4i - Main Forum Main F4i discussion board

bike won't start

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #11  
Old 04-05-2008 | 08:21 PM
gotnoname's Avatar
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: bike won't start

i dont think it is the battery, the lights, tach, and display all work, and the fuel pump turns on when i turn the switch to on. my thinking is that i am not getting fuel. is it possible that the fuel filter is clogged from sitting the past couple months? if thats so, can someone tell me where the fuel filter is located, and if they think that draining the fuel tank and putting in new gas would be a good idea.
 
  #12  
Old 04-06-2008 | 01:42 AM
honda502's Avatar
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 179
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: bike won't start

You said it cranks and cranks, but won't turn over. crank=turn over.That makes no sense. If it does nothing, check your kill switch. It may be turned on. Not implying you didn't already check it, but I had a friend that kept hitting my kill switch on my 88 CBR1000f, so I got him back when I was in his garage and the bike wouldn't crank at all. He almost went and bought a new battery, hehe. Moral of the story is, he stopped doing that to me, and when he flipped the kill switch back, it started right up. He had the 2002 F4i I now own.

BTW Fuel filter is in the tank. Did you plug the ECM connector(s) back in?
 
  #13  
Old 04-06-2008 | 02:39 AM
Fort Collins's Avatar
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 67
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: bike won't start

same thing happened to me! if your fuel pump is priming you might want to check your tip sensor. they don't like to sit all winter tiped over on the kick stand. don't know why. hope that helps
 
  #14  
Old 04-06-2008 | 01:38 PM
gotnoname's Avatar
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: bike won't start

if the fuel filter is in the tank, how would i go about getting to it if it needs to be unclogged? where is this tip sensor that you speak of?
 
  #15  
Old 04-06-2008 | 03:28 PM
2kgixx's Avatar
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 50
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: bike won't start

dude is the bike turning over? All those things will have no effect on the bike it still should turn over just not start. and if it is cranking over but not starting i can assure u its ur plugs like it was mentioned above
 
  #16  
Old 04-06-2008 | 05:41 PM
muckdawg24's Avatar
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 139
Likes: 1
From:
Default RE: bike won't start


ORIGINAL: gotnoname

i dont think it is the battery, the lights, tach, and display all work, and the fuel pump turns on when i turn the switch to on.
Your battery can still have some juice to have the display work but not have enough to crank the battery.
 
  #17  
Old 04-08-2008 | 08:50 PM
Stoic's Avatar
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 61
Likes: 0
Default RE: bike won't start

check the voltage of the battery. is your horn loud and your high beams bright? if not its the battery...i had the same problem. gotta keep that battery on a tender!
 
  #18  
Old 04-08-2008 | 11:51 PM
NeoClone's Avatar
Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 85
Likes: 5
From: Oahu, Hawaii
Default RE: bike won't start

Mine is doing the same thing.... battery is fully charged, start/ kill switch to run, you can hear fuel injection prime... press the ignition button and starter keeps cranking but engine doesn't completely turn over. I went down on the bike a few weeks ago (did a high side on the right - fractured my right wrist in a few places and have a titanium plate and several screws in it now) and I think that may have something to do with it. I think my tip sensor might be a little off from the drop. I started her up a couple of weeks ago (at least once a week)to make sure the engine stays in good running, but the other day it started for a bit, stalled, then didn't run ever since. I'm gonna check the fuel lines/ filter and plugs... she only has about 10,000 miles on total.
 
  #19  
Old 04-09-2008 | 07:38 PM
gotnoname's Avatar
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: bike won't start

voltage on the battery is good, checked it yesterday. horn is loud and high beams are high. in the process of taking the fairings off the bike to get to the plugs so i can check that. talking to the dealership where i bought the bike, they are under the impression that the plugs are fouled and they need to be replaced.
 
  #20  
Old 04-09-2008 | 09:05 PM
FLYOU's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,246
Likes: 0
From: Columbus, OH
Default RE: bike won't start

ORIGINAL: gotnoname

they are under the impression that the plugs are fouled and they need to be replaced.
+1. It's not the kill switch. If the FI primes, then the kill switch is fine. If you cycle the kill switch, that'll reset the bank angle sensor. If a bike sits for too long, the plugs can get fouled.

make sure you do the routine stuff too. Check the fuses. i don't think the bike will start if the fuse to the radiator fan is blown. I know it will with the headlight fuse and some others. Are both your turn signals activated when you turn the key? If so that's another reason why the bike won't start andthat's an easy fix i can talk you thru.
 



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:53 PM.