My bike has 0.3 miles on it, I dropped it, and now it won't start. HELP!!

[trailblazer87]

Originally Posted by HavBlue

Ya think? I know a couple of folks that won't ride their new bike home. Rather they trailer it due to superstition. I have yet to figure than one out.

Shoot! I had to have my brother come and load up my dual sport so I could ride the FZ home

[Fred]

Originally Posted by HavBlue

Ya think? I know a couple of folks that won't ride their new bike home. Rather they trailer it due to superstition. I have yet to figure than one out.

I trailered it home. I didn't even fire it up to load it into the truck.

The reason? The ride home would have been 40 miles in rush hour traffic on the interstate, on an unfamiliar machine.

A. That's a recipe for disaster.

B. That's a horrible way to break in a fresh engine. It would have either been droning along at one speed or sitting stopped. (Turns out I would have sat stopped for several hours, I-35 was a mess!) The next day I did a proper break-in while there was little to no traffic to get in the way.

Fred

[VEGASRIDER]

Some other member may have already mentioned this, but I didn't see it so you should start with the basics. Since it's a new bike, is there fuel? Secondly, the bike will not start if the kickstand is down, unless it's in neutral. You probably have the bike running again by now, I hope.

[teslas]

Originally Posted by thealiasofMarc

I still can't believe I dropped my brand new bike! I've never spent so much money on anything before... I just might cry myself to sleep tonight. F my life.

I hear you mate. No sooner did i have my new YZF600R delivered to my house then I was on my way (first day) to pick up some frame sliders. Backing the bike out of the driveway (it was a slope) the engine stalled and I felt the bike tipping. ACK! I watched in slow motion as my bike slowly tipped over. I did all I could but i was not strong enough to keep it up. OH how those first scratches hurt!!! That is a mistake I did not want to make again.

[mikebike]

Well.......?????????

Did you get it running?????? Let us know and what the issue was....

Good luck

If you teach a bird to fly, it won't come back to tell you about it anytime soon...

[DefyInertia]

Originally Posted by HavBlue

This switch has no reset.

Good to know!

Funny thing is, I've lowsided and the bike started right up. I've also crashed in a way that left the bike completely upside down (resting on the handlebars and seat in the grass) and both times the bike fired right up.

There's nothing like tipping your bike over onto its side first so that you can proceed pick it up!!!

[thealiasofMarc]

Originally Posted by tolgatt

i always remember this video,,,i dont even know what to think

You know what? I had seen that video and I thought about it before I got on the bike... and then that was more or less what happened. :/ I'm just going to go ahead and blame the tires.

[Fred]

Everyone drops their bike at some point. Look at it this way, you got it over with and can stop worrying.

Is the bike running again?

Fred

[thealiasofMarc]

No, I haven't got it running yet, I haven't had a chance to get back out there yet. It was in the 30's last night and this morning, and right now I am in class...

There is definitely fuel in the tank, and it isn't the sidestand switch (been trying to start it in N) and it isn't the engine stop switch (I'm very much in the habit of turning it on and off everytime I ride). Plus, the rapid clicking sound leads me to believe that the proper voltage isn't reaching the starter...

Other possible factors I hadn't mentioned before--

1. the guy who helped me pick the bike up (some dude who was driving by) noticed that there was a small amount of fluid leaking when the bike was on it's side ? He said he thought it might be fuel or something, but the tank was unscathed, it didn't smell like fuel (could have even been water since it had rained that morning). As far as I can tell no hoses were loosened or anything, so I don't know. I'll check for that again.

1. Another thing that might be worth mentioning is that I think when I first tried starting it, it was actually turning over (very weakly), like it didn't have enough juice. Then as I tried a few more times, all I got was clicking after that. The clicking though isn't like a single "Click, Click" each time I hit the starter button, it is instead a rapid-fire, machine gun like clicking.

Hopefully it's something I can resolve myself without much additional effort, and/or something that will be covered under warranty.

I'm even more nervous about getting on this bike again after this incident, I might just wait till my frame sliders come next week. I've also thought about taking a belt sander to my new tires to rough them up a bit! (if I actually had one) I guess you can't lean the bike over until the tires are "broken-in"?? It was the weirdest thing, I entered the corner and then realized that I just had no traction at the back wheel. I guess it'll be a while before I can throw this bike around like I do with the little Ninja.