I park my bike at the airport when we go in family vacations to the outer islands. I'll drop the wife and kids off, drive home and then take a later flight and then reverse on the way home. So one time we're gone for 2 weeks and I'm a little concerned because my batter is getting kind of old. I get to my bike and can't get it started. I try a lot of different things even a bump start and nothing works. Wife and kids are arriving in 2 hours and it will take me at least an hour to do the round trip from airport to home - a little stressed. So I load everything onto my bike and roll down the 3 story parking structure trying to bump start it the whole way. Luckily the local Honda dealership is 2 miles from the airport so I push it there. I roll up to the service desk and this kids comes out. I tell him what's going on and he does the let me try. He turns off the kill switch and my bike starts right up.
Aside from feeling like a total idiot, somewhere along the way I lost my best gloves. Sean On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4:04:11 AM UTC-10, Christy Deering wrote: > > I spent about 45 minutes late one night freaking out about my bike not > starting, scrambling around trying to figure it out, fuming loudly at my > friend whose house I needed to get home from, only to go out there one very > last time (wanting nothing more than to kill) and finally noticed that I'd > bumped the kill switch. I felt like a giant...what's the word I'm looking > for...idiot? Child? :) You only have to do that once to check the kill > switch first thing the next time your bike won't start...:P > > On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:19:19 AM UTC-5, John Stewart wrote: >> >> That happened to a friend of mine he phoned me to say his bike had broken >> down so I drove 40 miles to find he had hit the run switch to the off >> position by accident he was a bit embarrassed . I myself never use the run >> switch >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 27 Mar 2013, at 02:21, "Javier Garcia" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I once heard the story of a guy that bought a new battery and then a new >> starter motor because the bike wouldn't start. Later he found out that the >> kill switch was off. He never used so forgot to check that. >> >> Javier. >> On Mar 26, 2013 7:53 PM, "MJB_LBC" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, just wanted to make a quick comment concerning this post >>> about the starter. I was having the same "problem," but could always push >>> start the bike, so I never really worried about it. Then I read this post >>> and almost the VERY NEXT DAY, I went to work, everything was fine. Came out >>> to go home, nothing!! I thought man, my starter must have FINALLY gone out. >>> Was kicking myself for not taking care of it sooner. >>> >>> Walked home, about 1.5 miles, mostly uphill, so I dreaded pushing the >>> bike home. (I tried calling AMA's Roadside Assistance, but they couldn't >>> get anyone to come out on a Sunday afternoon.) Started looking for a >>> starter, then after reading this post, I started looking for a rebuild kit, >>> etc. >>> >>> Anyway, I walked to work the next day. Once I was finished, went out to >>> start looking at wires, connections, etc. Still couldn't get it to start. >>> Took the seat and and both side covers off so I could hear better. All I >>> was getting was click, in the middle of the bike. All the lights were lit. >>> Assumed it was the battery, but after more reading, thought it might be the >>> starter relay switch. Walked back home... >>> >>> Next day after work, I figured I would push the bike home and give the >>> battery a really good charge, even though I knew it couldn't be the >>> battery. Half way home on the down side of one of the hills, I thought what >>> the hell, I might as well try to push start it again, there was a lot of >>> slope to the hill. Sat on the bike, checking everything out, then I notice >>> that one of the plugs connecting to the clutch switch is out of the >>> connector!! Plugged it in and EUREKA!! Was so relieved!!! >>> >>> I guess the moral of this story is to check EVERYTHING!! I had checked >>> the RUN/OFF switch. I checked all the wiring connections. Never looked at >>> the Clutch Switch. :( >>> >>> I still charged the battery when I got home, I will buy a starter >>> rebuild kit cause it looks like it is easy to do and it's $15! I will order >>> a starter relay cause it it's only like $10. Seems I should have a spare >>> one. >>> >>> On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 7:58:53 PM UTC-5, Hawaii Sean wrote: >>>> >>>> So my bike fails to start every 3rd or 4th attempt so I have to push >>>> start my bike. >>>> >>>> Does anyone know where I can order a rebuilt started motor? New is way >>>> too expensive and used doesn't make much sense. >>>> >>>> Thanks - Sean >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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