what exactly is the bike doing? cranking but not starting?

Your going to want to put the battery on charge. the last thing you want to do is crank the bike over if its not cranking over fast enough. Doing that will foul out the plugs in a hurry. get the battery fully charged then try again.

there really isnt any adjustment for the idle speed adjuster persay. If he turned it all, it would either idle too high, or to low, or not at all. If its indeed your problem. You can always grab a little throttle and see if it starts. Just a little though, you only want to turn throttle just enough to get the throttle bodies to open a bit. If it starts, then stalls once you let off the gas. Simply turn the idle speed adjuster clockwise a full turn and try again. If it fires, let the bike warm up and then adjust the idle speed so the idle is at 1200 rpms. If it still doesnt fire, then do another full turn in. Its hard to say how far out the adjuster was turned.

again, make sure your battery is fully charged or you will foul out your plugs, and maybe already have.

oh, and go easy on the kid. Hes just a kid and kids always touch things. If thats all the kid did to the bike, it should be an easy fix. just turn it back in a bit.

 

Sounds like I better go ahead and pull the plugs and start there and give the battery a full charge. Chances they are fouled are probably good at this point. How do I get to them? Pull the tank off? Ya its cranking and not starting. You can hear the fuel pump come on and stop 2 secs. later The only charger I have is a Exide 12v 6amp 2 amp charger. Can I use this on my bike battery? Thanks for all your responces

 

ya, that charger will work fine. Use it on 2 amp though, you really shouldnt charge a bike battery with anything more than that. let it charge up and try to crank it over again while giving it a little gas. It should fire right up, unless of course the plugs have fouled.

One other thing to consider. Someone didnt turn the killswitch of did they? the red switch that is located on your right hand handleabar. the engine will still crank over, but just not start as the killswitch only kills power to the spark. Might be something that just go overlooked.

If you do end up having to change plugs, its not easy on this bike. You actually have to go in through the front of the bike. Remove the radiator, ( slide it down out of the way, dont disconnect it), remove all of the air induction to expose the plugs. this is one of the harder bikes to change plugs on. Most are just under the gas tank, but not this one. However, I had to remove the tank too just so I could see what I was doing.

 

Hope it turns over after the charge. Sounds like doing the plugs myself is not a good option. I'll keep you informed. Killswitch is on while trying to start. I'm not that much of a squid lol. Thanks again for all the help really nice forum here..

 

well charged it fully and it still won't start. Guess it's going in the shop.

 

It is like it is trying to start but it wont :-(

 

hold the throttle wide open and try again. This will shut the fuel supply off while it is being cranked. It will help clear out any gas. Do this in 2-3 intervals of 5 seconds each. Then, let it sit for a minute and with the throttle off, try it again.

 

NO. NO. NO. Save your money. Call your son over, get some beer, and spend an afternoon throwing tools at each other. (thats how me and my dad fix things). I'm serious, not about the tool throwing, it'll be a great experience for the both of you. If you spend all the money you were gonna pay the stealership on beer, the two of you will be fitshaced for a week.lol Plus, quality time with the Fams is priceless.

 

+1 Best advice ever imo!

 

well got the plugs in it and all put back together. fired right up! warmed to 140degrees and now is idoling real low. What should I do?