He just won't start!!!!

What a crap morning....went to the carpark to start him up to go to work and guess what??? Turn on the ignition press the start button and nothing happens....not even a single click! Check voltmeter shows 11.6v. Physical check on the batt connections all fine....noticed my voltage stablizer LED is not even on. Tried moving the handles and moving the clump of wires under the ignition to start him...still no.

No time to open him up to check the fuses....put my helmet in my panniers and took a cab to work.

Batt and stator just changed 6 months back....but I had a little overcharging from the rectifier for a few days now. Btw the fuel pump works so it can't be the battery.

Guys any idea what could be wrong?

 

Find the main chassis ground wire from battery negative to engine or frame and check for tightness, maybe remove it and sand off corrosion.

Could also be a defective battery, so try a jump from a car (engine not running).

 

First off, Squirrel is on the ball on this....sounds like a major fail of the ground.......B; nice to see another with a male bike.....my VFR's are male name's......only another dude would assist in the removal of panties like my bikes have.

 

Thanks squirrel...will check it out when I finish work.

Toe...yup no more girl bikes...they always got PMS! :lol:

 

In "Block 2" of the sketch in the enclosed link check the connector into which "fuse 12" is placed and the connector on the short lead of the smaller guage wire. If burnt this may be the problem. When repairing replace the short wire with 12 ga. Hope this helps you find the problem. This is on the "positive" side. 2002 Honda VFR800A INTERCEPTOR ABS Parts, 2002 Honda VFR800A INTERCEPTOR ABS OEM Parts - BikeBandit.com

 

Ok this is totally strange....last night when I came back from work....went straight to the carpark and put in the key turn the ignition and press the start button.....it started!!!!!

This is weird...anyway this morning sent the bike over to my mechanic and he checked the voltage on the rectifier/stator/battery told me nothing was wrong.....he jokingly said that maybe my bike was too lazy to go to work in the morning. :chaingun:

Anyway due to overcharging problems I had since last week, changed the rectifier just now...


Thanks for all the feedback guys

 

I agree with squirrelman on his theory. The reason is that I was coming back from State College, PA on route to Ithaca, NY (where I live) my 2002 VFR800 ABS suddenly quit on me. My brother who was riding with me looked over the whole bike and finally came to the conclusion that the ground wire that connects from the gas tank to the main frame had a loose connection on one end. Check that out and see if that is the culprit to why your bike won't start even though all your gauges are working normally. If the connection is solid, you should hear the fuel pump prime for a few seconds then shut off at all angles when you lift your tank. It is, in my opinion, a very poor design that Honda came up with. Your fuses should be okay.

 

see what you get when it's a guy bike, we are just too damn lazy at times to do anything...