Nightmare in Le Mans
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05-19-2009, 08:16 AM
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Nightmare in Le Mans
Hi all ! Just got back from a weekend away in Le Mans to watch the French Moto gp.I have a really original 1996 Honda CBR 600 FV . Trouble is i got within 15 mins of the circuit and pulled into a garage to refuel. And after refueling my bike wouldn't start! The lights on the dash were very dim, tried bumping the bike & it started as soon as i put the lights on it died again! Bumped it again, it started left the lights off and pulled away as soon as i touched the brake & brake light came on it died. We came across a french lad who had a set of jump leads. We connected the batteries together and i had a nice bright dash and the bike started on the button left it running for a few mins as soon as we removed the leads it died. Anybody have any idea what the likely cause ? I have had to leave my pride & joy over in France & hoping to get it back soon. This bike has never let me down in the 10 years i have owned it!
Si
Si
Last edited by Speedysi; 05-19-2009 at 08:27 AM.
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05-19-2009, 08:22 AM
Welcome to the forums!! :-)
How old is the battery??
Often with some bikes the battery needs to be in a good state of charge because it needs the coilpacks energising
in order to fire up ... a flat battery or nearly flat battery could give you starting issues.
Let us all know and good luck!! :-)
Jules
How old is the battery??
Often with some bikes the battery needs to be in a good state of charge because it needs the coilpacks energising
in order to fire up ... a flat battery or nearly flat battery could give you starting issues.
Let us all know and good luck!! :-)
Jules
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05-19-2009, 08:40 AM
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05-19-2009, 09:02 AM
Hey Si :-)
If the battery is not weak then the only other thing I can think of is a bad earth or battery connection ...you said your lights went dim and as you braked this would have taken power from the battery too ..does sound like a flat or duff battery but a bad connection can give similar issues ..good luck finding the problem :-)
Jules
If the battery is not weak then the only other thing I can think of is a bad earth or battery connection ...you said your lights went dim and as you braked this would have taken power from the battery too ..does sound like a flat or duff battery but a bad connection can give similar issues ..good luck finding the problem :-)
Jules
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05-22-2009, 08:15 AM
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