So this afternoon I went over to the local army surplus store to apply for a job cause i heard they were hiring. went in, talked to the girl that worked there and took home an application.

came out of the store and went to start the bike and it acts like that battery is dead and won't start. errrrr

i can't push it fast enough to bumb jump on my own and i don't want to run along side it for fear of dropping it when i let the clutch out. so i have a guy who is at the car wash next store help me push it.

It seems sometimes when the bike gets hot it doesn't like to start, i think its a fouled starter or something, but it doesn't do it often so i figured it wasn't worth the cash to rebuild it.
this hasn't happened me in a year but it happen to a friend of mine the other day when i let her barrow my bike. after i got home i let it sit in the drive way, then went out after an hour and it cranked right up like it nothing ever happened

this isn't a tech question, i just feel like complaining. It sucks not being able to trust your bike cause i take it out on long rides in the middle of nowhere or if i need to go somewhere important it might let me down.

 

that sucks, word of advice........ALWAYS have a cellphone and pray for good reception! i hope you get it fixed.

 

Sounds more like a cruddy negative connection on your battery or the other end. Seen it happen just like that a couple times.....but you never know.....could be a starter......LOL

Good luck with it though

 

check for battery corrosion, and make sure the terminals o nthe battery are tight, the starter relay terminals are tight, and the starter itself terminals are tight. If thats not whats wrong it might be your relay or the starter

 

how you are feeling is exactly how i feel about my truck... i feel like im playing the slot machine every time i turn the key and hope i get lucky and it starts lol

 

My old Corvette is like that, I don't trust it. I had a boat like that too, sucks to have to beg someone for a tow. I had a BMW that was also shaky, those cars are too complicated even for a dealership.

Check the battery and the grounds, it is probably something simple.

 

+1 on the battery, and others as already stated above.