I agree, sounds like an electrical problem. From the sequence of events, I'd suspect the side stand sensor, but I can't remember off the top of my head if the S has one.
On Apr 13, 10:24 am, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > The first Kyle here, and my bad luck doesn't involve falling off the bike so > much as keeping it running. > My new (to me) 700S just died. I had the fun of pushing it home the last .8 > mile. I took it to walmart to get new wipers for my truck, and when I came > out I turned the key, all the lites came on as normal, pulled in the clutch > and hit the start button and nothing... No turnover, no click, nothing. The > headlight does turn off as usual when the button is depressed and the > indicator lights brighten very slightly. I tried push starting it and the > motor would kick over but not catch. After a few tries at that I pushed the > button again and vroom!!! I zipped up my jacket and hauled ass for home. I > got to the overpass just before my house and my RPMs went to zero even > though I could feel the motor dragging. I tried kicking down a few gears and > releasing the clutch to start it again but that just slowed me down. That's > when I started pushing it home... > Problem is I'm about to leave town again for the week and no time to > troubleshoot it beyond putting a meter on the battery. 12.83 volts btw. > So, is this a short somewhere or the dreaded bad starter issue? I have > noticed the starter staying engaged a bit too long for a few seconds after > the motor starts and making the chipmunk on crack sound... > > -Kyle > -everything I ride turns to poo :( --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
