zippyonabike Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 HI all im new to this site but already i need you help! Firstly i embarrassingly know very little about Bikes expect how to ride it . This morning i was all ready running late for work and then to make things worse i got on my Bike turned the key,lights all came on as normal,BUT!........no wereing/pumping sound ... tried ignition ,ticks but doesn't start. she had a mot and service about 3 months ago passed with flying colours and was even offered to have it bought from me for over two thirds of the new price! sweet. realy need your help espesaly as i live quite a way from any garage that can help and i dont fancy pushing it min of 6 miles lol Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 welcome Zippy " i take it has an electric fuel pump,, check the fuses, does the engine turn over , ie is battery goosed, and is it still under warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyonabike Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 hey .ya electric pump.fuse seems fine,all lights ok, when i press the ignition it all fires normaly but nouthing happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted June 9, 2011 Moderator Share Posted June 9, 2011 loose or corroded battery connection Flat battery..try charging Duff battery ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canny lad Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 have you tried bump starting it?... not sure if it will work if you have a duff electric fuel pump though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyonabike Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 i dont belive it!!!! i just thought i try one last time tonight, this time i turned the key.......pump worked engine started!? any ideas what it might be? obviosly want to find out what is is as i cant have abike that choses when it wants to start or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canny lad Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 sounds like an electrical issue... somethiing to do with the power supply to the pump... intermittent faults are a bitch to find as they usually start working when u try and find em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderFarts Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 'grays on the new bike Zippy! The temperature may have changed enough to squeeze a few more amps from the battery.... Either that, or it's trying to find your limits. Like a misbehaven child! Hi all; I'm new to the forum as well. I'm guessing most of you are located in Gr Brit, from the town names like Glacoustershire, etc (the only "shire" I know is from LOTR.) I'll just preemptively apologize for spelling "color" wrong and accept the fact that if a say truck, I mean lorrie.... Anyway, I have a 1979 750 Yamaha xs - it's the worst bike ever - it's also the best ever! My wife visits her own forum at a Suzuki site.... Poor thing. We've been riding about 4 years, but I ride year round, except when it's actively snowing, and not below 15 degrees (-10 C.) That's about it. Oh, WTF is a "quid?" some amount of money, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyonabike Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Thanks for all your ideas guys how ever i still cant find out what the f*** is wrong with her i think im gona have to bite the bullet and taker her to a garage!!!!!!! ill lrt you know what it was and GULP how much it cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suggy40 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Hi also new here and to bikeing, let us know the outcome as I am getting one of these bikes next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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