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Bike wont start.

  • 16-04-2013 9:12am
    #1
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭


    Kawasaki er6f

    Bikes been running fine. Starting first time straight away.

    Usually when I turn the key, but not start, the dash does its usual light check and is accompanied by a whirring sound.

    This whirring sound is not happening anymore. I noticed this happened in the past if the immobilizer was still enabled if I forgot to turn off the alarm.
    The alarm is turn off, kill switch is not enabled.

    When pressing the ignition key nothing happens. I assume its the immobilizer not disengaging for some reason?

    Anyone have any idea what this whirring sound is and what it means that its stopped?


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  • #2
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,031 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    Kawasaki er6f

    Bikes been running fine. Starting first time straight away.

    Usually when I turn the key, but not start, the dash does its usual light check and is accompanied by a whirring sound.

    This whirring sound is not happening anymore. I noticed this happened in the past if the immobilizer was still enabled if I forgot to turn off the alarm.
    The alarm is turn off, kill switch is not enabled.

    When pressing the ignition key nothing happens. I assume its the immobilizer not disengaging for some reason?

    Anyone have any idea what this whirring sound is and what it means that its stopped?

    Could be the battery. Try bumping it.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    The battery is probably low. It has enough juice to light up the dash but not for the starter.


  • #4
    Syllabus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 573 ✭✭✭Syllabus


    Fuel pump / fuse / relay

    Get it to a mechanic

    The 'whirring' sound is the fuel pump priming


  • #5
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Syllabus wrote: »
    Fuel pump / fuse / relay

    Get it to a mechanic

    The 'whirring' sound is the fuel pump priming

    Ah if it was only that simple. LOL. Im about 6 miles from the mechanic. Ill have a tinker about myself and check the pump/fuse and relay as you said.

    Im almost certain the battery is fine but ill check the voltage later.


  • #6
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,026 ✭✭✭Wossack


    not trying to start it in gear are ya? make sure it rolls back and forth (the little green neutral light might be lying..)

    else, if the battery and fuses look ok, try contact cleaner on the clutch and sidestand switches - could be one of the safetys kicking in


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  • #7
    KingIsabella
    Registered Users Posts: 375 ✭✭KingIsabella


    Sidestand switch or clutch switch? (dunno if you need to pull in the clutch for the engine to fire up on the er6), but that was my problem on the bandit. Easy to bypass! Same symptoms!


  • #8
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Wossack wrote: »
    not trying to start it in gear are ya? make sure it rolls back and forth (the little green neutral light might be lying..)

    else, if the battery and fuses look ok, try contact cleaner on the clutch and sidestand switches - could be one of the safetys kicking in

    Ah ffs... Lol.

    I'm walking home reading this and I remember last night when I parked up my foot kicked the gear lever which stalled the bike and I just left it like that.

    It never even crossed my mind..


  • #9
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Yup. In first gear. Lol. Noob mistake. I should know better after two years biking.


  • #10
    Syllabus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 573 ✭✭✭Syllabus


    epic fail


  • #11
    Richard tea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭Richard tea


    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    Yup. In first gear. Lol. Noob mistake. I should know better after two years biking.


    I had the bike on its main stand yesterday and had the engine running. I wanted to test the gear change but every time I took it out of neutral it would conk out. It took me 5 mins before I copped that the side stand was also down:o


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  • #12
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Fair play OP, you had the guts to come back and admit it :D


  • #13
    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    biko wrote: »
    Fair play OP, you had the guts to come back and admit it :D

    +1 lots would have left the thread to die :D


  • #14
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,026 ✭✭✭Wossack


    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    Yup. In first gear. Lol. Noob mistake. I should know better after two years biking.

    hah, easy fix!


  • #15
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    KamiKazi wrote: »
    +1 lots would have left the thread to die :D

    Not my style. Lol,


  • #16
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,031 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    Yup. In first gear. Lol. Noob mistake. I should know better after two years biking.

    That's why you always try to bump start a bike that makes no noise when you try to start:D


  • #17
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Del2005 wrote: »
    That's why you always try to bump start a bike that makes no noise when you try to start:D

    Ah well the walking to and from work did me good!!

    Walking too work was fine.
    Walking from work was a pain as it had come to my attention that im an idiot!!


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