I have a 2007 Hayabusa that sat inside a garage for a month in the cold, I recharged the battery, so I'm getting power, lights working ,fuel pump primes,kill swit is off.when I go to start nothing happens at all,the engine doesn't try to crank anyone may know the what could be the reason? I did replace the clutch lever and after I did that I took the bike on a test ride and no issues
2007 hayabusa engine wont crank when trying to start
- Thread starter Antz812
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Well, seeing as it started before sitting, I'd say the battery is your culprit....cold cranking amps are probably not where they should be.
Motorcycle batteries do not like the cold unless they have a trickle charger on them and even that will only go so far if it gets real cold.
Motorcycle batteries do not like the cold unless they have a trickle charger on them and even that will only go so far if it gets real cold.
Corey Mathery
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This right here is the most likely culprit. My VTX and Busa batteries are not happy in the winter. Especially my VTX because its carbed, and has a harder time starting in the cold anyways. I had to jump my VTX the other day because it was like 30 degrees, and the battery was just too weak to crank properly.
I take all my small engine batteries in for the winter and trickle charge them. They just don't like the cold..
Newer snowmobiles must use some crazy batteries as they don't even come with pull starts anymore..
First thing to check is the interlocks, in neutral? sidestand up? kill switch in run position? clutch lever pulled in?
If all that checks out ok, next to check is power to the starter relay when the starter button is pushed, is it making a click at the relay?
Is there no click at all? Put a jump cable across the relay terminals/posts and is the starter now cranking the engine?
If so, the relay or the live power to the relay has a fault.
If the starter engages when bridging the terminals, BUT will NOT engage when pushing the starter button you'll need to trace the fault back to the starter button.
All the testing must be done in a specific order of steps, it's important the tests are all done to ascertain the fault.
But then again, it may just be a loose or dirty ground terminal or positive terminal at the battery.
Check all the basic connections first.
If all that checks out ok, next to check is power to the starter relay when the starter button is pushed, is it making a click at the relay?
Is there no click at all? Put a jump cable across the relay terminals/posts and is the starter now cranking the engine?
If so, the relay or the live power to the relay has a fault.
If the starter engages when bridging the terminals, BUT will NOT engage when pushing the starter button you'll need to trace the fault back to the starter button.
All the testing must be done in a specific order of steps, it's important the tests are all done to ascertain the fault.
But then again, it may just be a loose or dirty ground terminal or positive terminal at the battery.
Check all the basic connections first.
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