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Started by velocipede, March 23, 2009, 02:53:29 PM

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velocipede

March 23, 2009, 02:53:29 PM
Help!  Just did a valve check, and now my bike won't start at all. [bang] [bang]  The fuel pump primes, but the engine doesn't turn over, nothing.  When checking the valvles, I disconnected the battery, removed the spark plugs, and checked the valves.  Put everything back together, and now this.  Any suggestions? 

needtorque

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March 23, 2009, 03:32:12 PM
This sucks but you forgot to plug something back in.  Go back through everything you undid step-by-step and recheck it all.  You will find it.  Happens to the best of us.
Who insures the FDIC?

velocipede

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March 23, 2009, 04:05:53 PM
Or, err, something even more simple, like...putting the bike in nuetral.  Oops :-[ I kinda forgot a simple step, apparently.  Put it in nuetral, and it starts! Guess I got a little distracted after all day in the garage![thumbsup]
Quote from: needtorque on March 23, 2009, 03:32:12 PM
This sucks but you forgot to plug something back in.  Go back through everything you undid step-by-step and recheck it all.  You will find it.  Happens to the best of us.

needtorque

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March 23, 2009, 04:12:45 PM
HAHA.  thats the kind of stuff that you kick yourself for a long time about.
Who insures the FDIC?

OwnyTony

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March 23, 2009, 07:30:23 PM
Quote from: needtorque on March 23, 2009, 04:12:45 PM
HAHA.  thats the kind of stuff that you kick yourself for a long time about.
But they are good because it trains you to check for the "simple" things

Rameses

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March 24, 2009, 01:53:55 AM
Quote from: needtorque on March 23, 2009, 04:12:45 PM
HAHA.  thats the kind of stuff that you kick yourself for a long time about.



Or, alternately, the kind of stuff where you delete the thread and pretend it never happened.

;D

DucHead

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March 24, 2009, 04:07:56 AM
Hey, at least you did your own valve check!!!  [thumbsup]

I do this kind of thing all the time, chalk it up to a learning experience, and move on!

Quote from: Rameses on March 24, 2009, 01:53:55 AM
Or, alternately, the kind of stuff where you delete the thread and pretend it never happened.

;D

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
'05 S4R (>47k mi); '04 Bandit 1200 (>92k mi; sold); '02 Bandit 1200 (>11k mi); '97 Bandit 1200 (2k mi); '13 FJR1300 (1k mi); IBA #28454 "45"

velocipede

#7
March 24, 2009, 04:35:11 AM
Thanks!  Yeah, I'm chalking this one up to an educational experience, and a good reminder to check the simple things first.  These things also serve as a good reminder of why a sense of humor helps with things, mechanical or otherwise.  Besides, the more mistakes, the more I learn!
Quote from: pompetta on March 24, 2009, 04:07:56 AM
Hey, at least you did your own valve check!!!  [thumbsup]

I do this kind of thing all the time, chalk it up to a learning experience, and move on!

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
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