joel
Well-Known Member
So with a few work related injuries my bike has been just sitting in the back room at the shop.
I was installing the WHIM system and saddle bag brake / run turn signal lights when while working on a customers car I tore the retina in my left eye, so the bike was put on hold, than pushed into the storage room.
Yesterday I decided my eye has healed enough and I was done waiting for wrist and knee doctors to decide on surgery dates and went down to the shop to bring the bike home.
Well even though I had washed it a few month back I didn't put a cover on it so it was very dusty.
I still had the seat off and needed to reinstall the front driving lights. I was thinking as I was sitting on the frame while pushing the bike outside that if I had a thin seat that it would make a low ridder out of it, than I remembered I'm an old guy and I like padded seats now.
I grab the air hose and blow gun and blow the dust off best as possible before I start the bike up.
Starter cranks the engine until it is almost dead, not liking the un needed stain on the starter I first plug in the battery tender to recharge the battery while I put on the seat.
I try to start the bike again and quickly realize the trickle charger isn't going to cut it, so I grab a new battery from the rack and try to jump it, still no start, so I grab a battery that is 850 cold cranking amps, cranks over nicer but no start.
Thinking the engine is flooded I remove the seat and battery retaining cover and put the battery charger on.
While it's charging I installed the new lenses for the blinkers that I melted down a few weeks ago while using a torch, a long story in its self. And re install the driving lights.
I also decided to remove a spark plug to see how wet with gas they got from the slow crank no start symptom I put it through.
At this time I see why the engine won't start.
I had removed the tank for the WHIM install and didn't hook up the fuel line.
I flip the power switch on and hit the start button, fires right up like I rode it yesterday.
I was installing the WHIM system and saddle bag brake / run turn signal lights when while working on a customers car I tore the retina in my left eye, so the bike was put on hold, than pushed into the storage room.
Yesterday I decided my eye has healed enough and I was done waiting for wrist and knee doctors to decide on surgery dates and went down to the shop to bring the bike home.
Well even though I had washed it a few month back I didn't put a cover on it so it was very dusty.
I still had the seat off and needed to reinstall the front driving lights. I was thinking as I was sitting on the frame while pushing the bike outside that if I had a thin seat that it would make a low ridder out of it, than I remembered I'm an old guy and I like padded seats now.
I grab the air hose and blow gun and blow the dust off best as possible before I start the bike up.
Starter cranks the engine until it is almost dead, not liking the un needed stain on the starter I first plug in the battery tender to recharge the battery while I put on the seat.
I try to start the bike again and quickly realize the trickle charger isn't going to cut it, so I grab a new battery from the rack and try to jump it, still no start, so I grab a battery that is 850 cold cranking amps, cranks over nicer but no start.
Thinking the engine is flooded I remove the seat and battery retaining cover and put the battery charger on.
While it's charging I installed the new lenses for the blinkers that I melted down a few weeks ago while using a torch, a long story in its self. And re install the driving lights.
I also decided to remove a spark plug to see how wet with gas they got from the slow crank no start symptom I put it through.
At this time I see why the engine won't start.
I had removed the tank for the WHIM install and didn't hook up the fuel line.
I flip the power switch on and hit the start button, fires right up like I rode it yesterday.
