Hello Strommers,
My Wee 07, after sitting for 3 weeks in heavy rain while I was on vacation, wouldnt keep the engine running when I tried starting it.
* Initially it didnt start at all, battery was dead (I realize I might have a short/some wiring issue that's draining the battery? This will be inspected further)
* It'd start & run for couple of seconds and then die out, when I tried to sustain the RPM by giving some throttle
* A GEICO roadside assistance guy helped jump the battery and then the engine kicked up, but I observed drops of water flowing out of 2 tubes near the right foot brake lever - What does this mean?
* When he jumped it, the bike wouldnt start immediately, but after a few tries WITHOUT GIVING ANY THROTTLE, it seems to slowly start up, I gave some throttle and the engine roared up to 5-6K RPM
* I rode it about 300 yards before the engine again died and wouldnt start again ( maybe battery died out trying to start it up so much? maybe a loose connection? but why stop once it got running...??)
Could you help provide potential causes here? What Can I rule out? WHat needs inspecting? The below is list of things I could think of (please correct me if any of below are more likely or can be excluded from list of likely reasons??)
- Weak battery? (I've charged up the battery, and also bought a replacement MOTOBATT model just for backup/extra battery)
- Spark Plugs? (this is what the guy who jumped the bike advised me - the sign of water coming out from those 2 tubes were suggestive, according to him, that the spark plugs might not be sustaining spark while running)
- Fuel line issue? COuld engine be flooded/too rich? or is there potentially water leakage into bike? (I dont buy that rain could get into fuel tank...could it??)
- Wiring issue? Can wiring issue cause bike to stop running once it is on its way ?
- Anything else?
Initially I thought i'd tow it to a dealership and get it 'sorted out' 0 but now I've got the bike into a covered space near home, so I am willing to work on it slowly over a week or two.
I'm planning on changing the spark plugs to iridium ones. It'd be great if you could weigh in on the above potential causes, thanks a bunch!!!
49K miles currently, and not sure if plugs were changed previously.
Regards,
Vish
My Wee 07, after sitting for 3 weeks in heavy rain while I was on vacation, wouldnt keep the engine running when I tried starting it.
* Initially it didnt start at all, battery was dead (I realize I might have a short/some wiring issue that's draining the battery? This will be inspected further)
* It'd start & run for couple of seconds and then die out, when I tried to sustain the RPM by giving some throttle
* A GEICO roadside assistance guy helped jump the battery and then the engine kicked up, but I observed drops of water flowing out of 2 tubes near the right foot brake lever - What does this mean?
* When he jumped it, the bike wouldnt start immediately, but after a few tries WITHOUT GIVING ANY THROTTLE, it seems to slowly start up, I gave some throttle and the engine roared up to 5-6K RPM
* I rode it about 300 yards before the engine again died and wouldnt start again ( maybe battery died out trying to start it up so much? maybe a loose connection? but why stop once it got running...??)
Could you help provide potential causes here? What Can I rule out? WHat needs inspecting? The below is list of things I could think of (please correct me if any of below are more likely or can be excluded from list of likely reasons??)
- Weak battery? (I've charged up the battery, and also bought a replacement MOTOBATT model just for backup/extra battery)
- Spark Plugs? (this is what the guy who jumped the bike advised me - the sign of water coming out from those 2 tubes were suggestive, according to him, that the spark plugs might not be sustaining spark while running)
- Fuel line issue? COuld engine be flooded/too rich? or is there potentially water leakage into bike? (I dont buy that rain could get into fuel tank...could it??)
- Wiring issue? Can wiring issue cause bike to stop running once it is on its way ?
- Anything else?
Initially I thought i'd tow it to a dealership and get it 'sorted out' 0 but now I've got the bike into a covered space near home, so I am willing to work on it slowly over a week or two.
I'm planning on changing the spark plugs to iridium ones. It'd be great if you could weigh in on the above potential causes, thanks a bunch!!!
49K miles currently, and not sure if plugs were changed previously.
Regards,
Vish