Recent content by ljlucas

Following up. I ended up just taking the bike to the local shop. They determined that the timing chain skipped and likely caused some valve damage that is still being diagnosed and fixed. Has anyone had this happen? This happened after starting it up for the first time in a few months after...

Thanks all! So far no luck after checking fuses (visually) and installing a new battery. There was a darker spot on the air filter. No evidence of rodents, consistent with being garage kept. Cleaned the filter and tried again, popping sound appears consistently after the second or so cycle of...

Hi all. Looking to get some insight from the more electrically-savvy of the bunch. Scenario: 2012 model 1200cc, been in the garage here in Pittsburgh fora bout 3 months without getting used and I failed to put on a trickle charger. Tried to start up recently, wouldn't crank over but sounded...