S2R1000 Won't start

[Kabulpostie]

Pressure plate is lined up-I think-It had a hole in one of the arms and I matched that with the split post

It took a lot of effort, definately more than rolling a tire up a hill

Chain is well lubed

Bike started and ran last week. No changes to it have been made since then.

Where would I find the ground?

Thanks for the input everyone btw.

[He Man]

trace the rear brake to the cylinder reservoir. its in that area. its a cable that goes from the battery to the engine case where the breather hose is.


when it last run, did it run well? or did it run like crap? when you swapped batteries, how do you know it was good?

[Kabulpostie]

It ran well, I was testing because I had just replaced the clutch pack. Got the battery brand new today and the guy tested it at the battery store

[NAKID]

It ran well, I was testing because I had just replaced the clutch pack. Got the battery brand new today and the guy tested it at the battery store

Did you happen to disconnect a ground wire from the ECU? I know I did that before on my S2R800 and mistakenly grounded it to the battery and I had similar symptoms.

[He Man]

it is slightly possible that you did not install the clutch basket correctly and you may have not tightened it enough and it backed out causing some sort of resistance. Take apart the clutch down to the basket and check those bolts that hold the basket down. thats all i got for you without actually being there. Worst case scenario. install the old clutch and see whats up. maybe you did something wrong during the installation.

[Howie]

Between watching your video and posting I forgot that it cranks but slowly, sorry about making you go through the work.  First step is to confirm you have a good battery.  That, in your case, means buy or borrow a known good battery, make sure it is fully charged and passes a load test.  Easy alternative is jump it with your car, just make sure the car isn't running.  One of the problems with lithium batteries is, at this point, there are no good way to field test them.  Diagnosing a starting or charging system with a bad battery is like pissing up a rope.  If it still cranks slowly you need to go further.  You could randomly clean and tighten things hoping to solve the problem or work with your head.  A meter and measuring voltage drop is the way to go.  This means finding out how much voltage is lost at each connection and component. 

This will save me a lot of typing.  http://www.aa1car.com/library/voltage_drop_testing.htm  Yes, it is for a car, but same thing.

[Kabulpostie]

SOLVED All right, because I'm too lazy and stupid to start checking voltages I started taking stuff apart. I actually had a theory but I thought it was ridiculous so I didn't check it out.  It turns out there is enough drag on the new EVR basket from the gasket between the clutch cover and engine case that it wouldn't let it turn over. I took the cover and gasket off and remembered that I thought it rubbed a bit so I tried to start it-No issue starts right up. So now what do I do? Can I shave down that gasket or will will the world come to an end?

Thanks everyone for their input. I really appreciate the time and effort you have all taken to try and help me.