HELP! Bike won't start! - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

GixxerSix · 05-07-2005, 10:30 AM

I have an 01 GSXR 6, had the same problem last week and I bought a new battery and it worked fine..... til now. Now it's doin the same thing as last time, it will turn on but the fuel whine is real quiet, and when I try and start it, the gauge cluster goes blank. It won't even jump start now.

Thanks guys,
-K

Gixxerdale · 05-07-2005, 10:33 AM

Did you leave the key in the "Park" position and kill the battery?

mikesvsix50 · 05-07-2005, 10:39 AM

Won't even jump huh? Wierd, let's see...when you turn the key, the bike primes up, and that's it. Does your gauge light up? When you hit the start button, what happens...click click click? Sounds like an ignition problem, and not that battery...I don't know man.

GixxerSix · 05-07-2005, 10:54 AM

I didn't leave the key in park. When I hit the start button, no clicking, the guages just go blank and turn off. I'm lost...

Gixxerdale · 05-07-2005, 11:02 AM

Remove the battery
Place it on a bike charger
Get a manual and a meter
Reinstall the battery
See if it's drawing any amps when off.
Start trouble shooting the electrical system with the help of the manual.

GixxerSix · 05-07-2005, 11:36 AM

Will do chief, thanks for the advice.

GixxerSix · 05-09-2005, 02:11 PM

Found the problem! A bad regulator/rectifier.

Stupid regulator/rectifiers..............

bat4255 · 05-09-2005, 04:49 PM

Rectum Fryers

Gixxerdale · 05-09-2005, 08:54 PM

Cool! Now wasn't that easy?

Good job!

**87gsxrnut** · 05-09-2005, 09:10 PM

Odd that one of those would fail so soon . . .

- Nut

Gixxerdale · 05-09-2005, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 87gsxrnut

Odd that one of those would fail so soon . . .

- Nut

Ya, usually it's a Honda trademark!

**87gsxrnut** · 05-09-2005, 09:13 PM

No kidding! Replaced a LOT of those in the CB-Series bikes.

- Nut

GixxerSix · 05-10-2005, 10:49 AM

Well my bike has a little over 14 k miles on it (it's my daily rider) and I read somewhere that the regulators only last about 15 k miles so I guess I was about due.

mikesvsix50 · 05-10-2005, 02:10 PM

Hey, good work man, glad you figured it out.

GixxerSix · 05-23-2005, 10:40 AM

Sigh........... installed the new regulator/rectifier, charged the battery, bike ran perfectly.

Until about 2 weeks later, now I have the SAME problem as before!

The bike will turn on (barely) and when I try to start it, it goes dead. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks.

**inspiron** · 05-23-2005, 10:51 AM

Maybe the battery has gone bad? What happens when you put in a different battery? Does the bike start then?

GixxerSix · 05-23-2005, 11:04 AM

It's a brand spanking new battery in there, it seems like it's not holding a charge though.

GixxerSix · 05-23-2005, 02:57 PM

Also, does anyone know how to check if a regulator/rectifier is operating properly? Please help!

-K

05-07-2005, 10:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
GixxerSix Seat Tester Joined: May 2004 Posts: 65	HELP! Bike won't start! I have an 01 GSXR 6, had the same problem last week and I bought a new battery and it worked fine..... til now. Now it's doin the same thing as last time, it will turn on but the fuel whine is real quiet, and when I try and start it, the gauge cluster goes blank. It won't even jump start now. Thanks guys, -K

05-07-2005, 10:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Did you leave the key in the "Park" position and kill the battery? __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

05-07-2005, 11:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Remove the battery Place it on a bike charger Get a manual and a meter Reinstall the battery See if it's drawing any amps when off. Start trouble shooting the electrical system with the help of the manual. __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

05-09-2005, 08:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Cool! Now wasn't that easy? Good job! __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

05-09-2005, 09:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,224	Odd that one of those would fail so soon . . . - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

05-07-2005, 10:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
mikesvsix50 Kickstand Operator Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 2005 SV650Somewhat Location: Skokie, IL Posts: 285	Won't even jump huh? Wierd, let's see...when you turn the key, the bike primes up, and that's it. Does your gauge light up? When you hit the start button, what happens...click click click? Sounds like an ignition problem, and not that battery...I don't know man.

05-07-2005, 10:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
GixxerSix Seat Tester Joined: May 2004 Posts: 65	I didn't leave the key in park. When I hit the start button, no clicking, the guages just go blank and turn off. I'm lost...

05-07-2005, 11:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
GixxerSix Seat Tester Joined: May 2004 Posts: 65	Will do chief, thanks for the advice.

05-09-2005, 02:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
GixxerSix Seat Tester Joined: May 2004 Posts: 65	Found the problem! A bad regulator/rectifier. Stupid regulator/rectifiers..............

05-09-2005, 04:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
bat4255 Squirrel Target Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: Burgman 650 K3- 29,100 miles as of 10-20-08 Location: Dodge Co. Wisconsin Posts: 663	Rectum Fryers

05-09-2005, 09:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,224	No kidding! Replaced a LOT of those in the CB-Series bikes. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

05-10-2005, 10:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
GixxerSix Seat Tester Joined: May 2004 Posts: 65	Well my bike has a little over 14 k miles on it (it's my daily rider) and I read somewhere that the regulators only last about 15 k miles so I guess I was about due.

05-10-2005, 02:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
mikesvsix50 Kickstand Operator Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 2005 SV650Somewhat Location: Skokie, IL Posts: 285	Hey, good work man, glad you figured it out.

05-23-2005, 10:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
GixxerSix Seat Tester Joined: May 2004 Posts: 65	Sigh........... installed the new regulator/rectifier, charged the battery, bike ran perfectly. Until about 2 weeks later, now I have the SAME problem as before! The bike will turn on (barely) and when I try to start it, it goes dead. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

05-23-2005, 10:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,070	Maybe the battery has gone bad? What happens when you put in a different battery? Does the bike start then? __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

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05-23-2005, 11:04 AM	#17 (permalink)
GixxerSix Seat Tester Joined: May 2004 Posts: 65	It's a brand spanking new battery in there, it seems like it's not holding a charge though.

05-23-2005, 02:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
GixxerSix Seat Tester Joined: May 2004 Posts: 65	Also, does anyone know how to check if a regulator/rectifier is operating properly? Please help! -K