Battery drained, need urgent advice!

Star Lord

I think my battery has drained somehow, and I'm now stuck in town with my bike feeling like an idiot...
Any suggestions for what I can do to get home with my bike?

daenerysstormborn3

Push start? Whereabouts are you stuck?

Star Lord

Showing my novice-ness... How do I do a push start? In near Camden street/portobello

johnayo

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

I think my battery has drained somehow, and I'm now stuck in town with my bike feeling like an idiot...
Any suggestions for what I can do to get home with my bike?

Who are you insured with? You may have breakdown cover.

daenerysstormborn3

Get yourself to any bit of a slope, sit on bike, turn on ignition, push off as hard as you can with your feet, clutch in, in neutral, when you've gained enough speed with your push, flick into second gear, as you're clicking into second, give a little jump on the seat to gain traction.

Leave the bike tick over when you get home.

Soundman

Find a nice flat section of street. Stick her in second. Start running like fcuk with the clutch in and ignition on. Once you get to a decent speed jump on the bike while you release the clutch. With any luck the bike should start up. Grab the clutch in quickly and compose yourself. Do not turn the bike off.

Myrddin

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Showing my novice-ness... How do I do a push start? In near Camden street/portobello

Pull the clutch in, put the bike in 1st or 2nd gear, roll the bike forwards then till you get a bit of speed/momentum {ignition on}...then pop the clutch. If the bike fires up, pull the clutch back in then so not to stall it

Soundman

Or as pixie said, a slope if you can.

daenerysstormborn3

As you're new and I'm pretty sure it's a cruiser you have, I wouldn't suggest running with the bike, definitely sit on it.

Soundman

Easy enough to run with a cruiser. Some of them are lighter than their sports bike counterparts.

daenerysstormborn3

Soundman wrote: »

Easy enough to run with a cruiser. Some of them are lighter than their sports bike counterparts.

Ah, just that he's new enough, the bike kicking into action might take him by surprise and as he's in a busy part of town, there'd be a bit of traffic around, wouldn't like the bike to get away from him.

Soundman

Good thinking, Pixie.

blu3r0ri0n

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Showing my novice-ness... How do I do a push start? In near Camden street/portobello

1) Put it in second gear and leave ignition on
2) Pull the clutch in and leg it... with the bike
3) Jump on the bike and drop the clutch, when you hear the engine try to tick over pull the clutch in and rev it. Might take a you a few goes, easier to do downhill.

Good luck!

Soundman

blu3r0ri0n wrote: »

easier to do downhill.

Unless it doesn't work the first time.

daenerysstormborn3

OP let us know that you manage to get the bike home, leave it tick over when you get home. I'd get up 10 minutes earlier in the morning just in case you have the same problem and you need to find another way to work.

Soundman

How are you getting on? I can come out to you if you need? Should take me about 15/20 minutes this time of night I guess.

Star Lord

Had a couple of mates try push me, but not a tick out of it. Ignition lights come on, lights will come on, but starter does nothing!

daenerysstormborn3

I'm hoping the silence means he's motoring

EDIT - oh no coil? starter motor? Do you know a man with a van to get you home?

Soundman

Have you tried shorting the starter relay? Make sure you use something insulated so you don't do yourself a mischief if you do try it. Let me know if you need me to come out. I don't have a huge amount of knowledge but I might be able to help.

The Nutty M

I know this may sound stupid but did you check the handlebar switch is in the engine run position.

daenerysstormborn3

The Nutty M wrote: »

I know this may sound stupid but did you check the handlebar switch is in the engine run position.

Good point. Check your killswitch OP. If the bike was parked on the street all day, someone may very well have sat on it and flicked the switch, or you may have done it yourself by accident.

Soundman

That might explain the no starter sounds.

Star Lord

Kill switch was fine, toggled it to be sure, but still nothing. Recovery guy on his way, mates going to give me a lift home after.

daenerysstormborn3

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Kill switch was fine, toggled it to be sure, but still nothing. Recovery guy on his way, mates going to give me a lift home after.

Ah feck OP, that's a balls starter motor or generator would be my guess so.

Soundman

Keep us updated anyway, mate. Recovery guy going to be able to bring it to your house? Have you got a charger and a multi-meter?

Soundman

Do you by any chance have an alarm with immobiliser installed? Could the immobiliser be acting the maggot?

Star Lord

No, I'll get him to bring it to a garage. Friend suggested JPs, I was thinking maybe Cotters (nearer me and my work) any thoughts?

I've no tools really, and no immobiliser

Soundman

JPs is grand, so is Cotter's as far as I have heard. I was asking because if you were near me you could borrow the charger and I have some tools (socket set, multi-meter, other bits and pieces) here too if you needed. I'm in Fairview.

Soundman

Also a mechanic I use in Crumlin is pretty awesome too if that is easier still?

Star Lord

Soundman wrote: »

JPs is grand, so is Cotter's as far as I have heard. I was asking because if you were near me you could borrow the charger and I have some tools (socket set, multi-meter, other bits and pieces) here too if you needed. I'm in Fairview.

Based out in Clondalkin, so nowhere near, but thank you!

Soundman

Ah no worries. Hope you get sorted. If you want my mechanic's number who, as I said, is in Crumlin, just let me know.