Hello! I'm having trouble getting my R6 started. She's only been stood for three weeks and was working fine last time i had her out and has never given me any trouble to get started in all the time i've owned her (admitedly only 4 or so months and 250 miles). The starter motor is engaging and turning but doesn't seem to be connected. I've spoken to the mechanic at the garage where i bought it and he gave me some advice, which i took. Put the bike in gear and rocked it back and forth with still no luck.

Does anybody have any ideas on what i can do? Is it worth while bump starting (if that's possible with a bike) to see if that clears it, or can i get to this starter clutch to inspect it? (bearing in mind i'm a complete novice with next to 0 experience with bikes!).

Any help is greatly appreciated

Sam

Hello! I'm having trouble getting my R6 started. She's only been stood for three weeks and was working fine last time i had her out and has never given me any trouble to get started in all the time i've owned her (admitedly only 4 or so months and 250 miles). The starter motor is engaging and turning but doesn't seem to be connected. I've spoken to the mechanic at the garage where i bought it and he gave me some advice, which i took. Put the bike in gear and rocked it back and forth with still no luck.

Does anybody have any ideas on what i can do? Is it worth while bump starting (if that's possible with a bike) to see if that clears it, or can i get to this starter clutch to inspect it? (bearing in mind i'm a complete novice with next to 0 experience with bikes!).

Any help is greatly appreciated

Sam

hi my mate has the same problem with his virago had been stood for a couple of weeks we looked i the manual

shows you how to check it remove cranck case cover ect,ect the clutch should only turn in one direction

bike shop want near on £400 to do it anyway to the point there is a site called wemoto they do a starter clutch

repair kit £25 (for the virago) you will need the manual the only specialist tool we had to get was a puller to take the flywheel off to get at it hope this helps and goodluck

before you go getting too carried away, check the battery is fully charged

Thanks for your advice, sorry i haven't said this earlier, been away on holiday! I've just been to the bike this morning and the battery wasn't dead before but it is now! Still holding enough for the alarm, just. Bought a Haynes Manual now so i'm gonna have a go at changing it myself, once i've got the battery charged, do you know if you can charge the battery while it's still connected to the bike? Only if i disconnect it i've gotta pay to get the alarm/immobiliser re-coded!

If the alarm has a valet mode, use that and you can disconnect the battery. If not, your best bet is to find a 12v battery, size or type does not matter as long as it has at least 50% charge.

Use some automotive cable, speaker cable will do, and connect it from the bike's battery terminals onto this temporary battery. Then you can disconnect your bike's battery and charge it. This way, there is no break in the power (your alarm may sound though if it is sensitive to a voltage drop but you can disarm it with the fob).

Fantastic! Thank you very much, i'll give that a try.