I am having problems starting my 2013 Gen 1 S10. Last week I had a short ride of 15 miles on the bike and everything was running normally. When I got home I stopped the bike and rolled into my dry garage. Yesterday I tried to start the bike and the engine turned over weakly but would not fire up.
I tried to jump start the bike from my car battery, and whilst the engine turned over much faster it would not fire. The bike was still on its original battery (Yuasa YTZ12S) and I'd been meaning to replace it so I went out and bought then installed a new Yuasa YTZ14S. I then tried to fire up the engine but still no joy even when attached to the car battery. Engine turns over , strong smell of petrol, but not firing up.
I've looked at all the fuses and they seem OK, but I've noticed that the dipped headlight is not coming on when I turn on the ignition. When the ignition is turned on the main beam headlight flasher does not work. The small front sidelights are on, all other lights (turn signals, rear light, brake light) are working. Please would someone confirm that the headlights should work with the ignition switched on but the engine is not running. If so this would indicate I may have be experiencing an electrical malfunction rather than it being a typical "Hard Start" issue. This could help me to trace the problem before I start removing the spark plugs etc.
Any advice appreciated, thanks
I tried to jump start the bike from my car battery, and whilst the engine turned over much faster it would not fire. The bike was still on its original battery (Yuasa YTZ12S) and I'd been meaning to replace it so I went out and bought then installed a new Yuasa YTZ14S. I then tried to fire up the engine but still no joy even when attached to the car battery. Engine turns over , strong smell of petrol, but not firing up.
I've looked at all the fuses and they seem OK, but I've noticed that the dipped headlight is not coming on when I turn on the ignition. When the ignition is turned on the main beam headlight flasher does not work. The small front sidelights are on, all other lights (turn signals, rear light, brake light) are working. Please would someone confirm that the headlights should work with the ignition switched on but the engine is not running. If so this would indicate I may have be experiencing an electrical malfunction rather than it being a typical "Hard Start" issue. This could help me to trace the problem before I start removing the spark plugs etc.
Any advice appreciated, thanks