Johnny_Hamilton

Cool, thank you! Last night I actually got it started and running for a bit after charging the battery for two hours. This morning, I tried again and itdidnt start after one cycle of pushing the engine run switch. The battery is currently charging, gonna try it again in an hour or too. Thanks

Hey guys, Novice motorbike owner here. A few weeks back I was practicing riding, and stalled one too many times, where it wouldn't start anymore. Not even lights would turn on when I moved the key to ignition. I tried troubleshooting today just trying to start it normally. I turned the key and the lights actually turned on. I took a multimeter to the battery and it said 12.06 Volts, and with the lights one ~11.5 volts. I tried starting and it would crank with the *click* sound, and not start. Then the third time I tried starting, I may have held the engine run switch on too long, then something started smoking and heard a "pow" sound. There is some smoke coming from under the seat area. I decided to call it, and charge the battery. Right now the battery is charging at 2 amps on a charger. Any thoughts on next steps? Cheers,

Hey guys, New member here. I just earned my motorcycle permit last weekend! I also bought my first bike a 1982 Yamaha XS 400!! So excited to tinker and ride on it! I look forward to talking and bonding with you guys. Cheers.