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Now i havent ridden it in a week, since i had to take some motorcycle safety course and get liscensed and all that crap... so with that... everyone will know i am new to bikes. It did rain a few days ago, so im sure thats the root of my problems. I covered as soon as i noticed it started raining but.. it was a bit late. The battery seems low, because the electric start will not start it. I did get it to fire up yesterday when i kick started it, but i didnt adjust the thortle soon enough and it died. I think it is either flooded or screwed up by the rain. I pulled the plugs and am letting them dry a bit. so hopefully that will do it. Any other suggestions?
thanks in advance
david
I think it is time you were introduced to the term "Cold natured", as in most Hondas are cold natured. Basically this means that when the bike is cold it is hard to start and keep running until it warms up. Hondas are notorious for this espically if you let them sit for a few days. if the bike dies restart it quickly and get it up to operating temp. Remember these bikes are aircooled and have really big tolerances until they warm up, they are designed to run at operating temp.
Also if you have a dead battery and you get the bike to start just running it at idle will not charge the battery. Most hondas don't go into positive charge till over 2000 rpm so if you are idling under that for a long period of time you may be draining your battery espically with the lights on.
Bump starting is a last resort on a street bike and I also feel is the sign of a bad mechanic, though I have been known to bumpstart a few street bikes on occasion, and oh yeah my shit smells too (real bad). Sometimes ther is nothing you can do for a dead battery other bumpstarting (like when you are in an empty parking lot at 3 in the AM and the battery is dead and nobody is around).
Check all the electrical contacts, check the fuses, and then give her the gun.
