Moped wont start

Media999 · 26-03-2014 11:31am #1

Hi

I have a fuel injected Katana ay 50 thats been off the road with a snapped throttle cable for about a month. ive just fitted a new throttle cable but now it wont fire up.

Starter motor tries but engine doesnt start up. Any suggestions?

szatan84 · 26-03-2014 11:34am

Weak battery more than likely. Jump her.

Media999 · 26-03-2014 11:44am

Can i jumpstart off a car?

szatan84 · 26-03-2014 11:48am

Media999 wrote: »

Can i jumpstart off a car?

As long as the car uses a 12v battery (I assume that's what the moped uses too). Just make sure the voltage matches.

Wossack · 26-03-2014 12:09pm

also afaik, its not recommended to have the car engine running when jump starting a smaller battery

szatan84 · 26-03-2014 12:12pm

Wossack wrote: »

also afaik, its not recommended to have the car engine running when jump starting a smaller battery

Very true. A car alternator uses a high current that will destroy a bike battery which uses a smaller current to charge. No point in having a car running for this whatsoever.

Media999 · 26-03-2014 12:18pm

Yep she started first time with a jump off the car. Sound for that.

Hotblack Desiato · 27-03-2014 2:01am

I once had to start the car to jump the bike - it would barely turn over otherwise.

But this was a 1 litre bike and a 1 litre car :pac:

Don't most mopeds still have backup kick starters? You can't push start them.

Media999 · 27-03-2014 3:25am

ninja900 wrote: »

I once had to start the car to jump the bike - it would barely turn over otherwise.

But this was a 1 litre bike and a 1 litre car :pac:

Don't most mopeds still have backup kick starters? You can't push start them.

This moped is fuel injected so no kickstart.

Moped wont start

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