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My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« on: March 28, 2013, 09:01:57 PM »
Simple plan today......do an oil change on the bike, turned out to be a epic adventure that at one point had anyone been looking, they may have witnessed a little "tanty" or two.

So followed the same process that we all follow to do a oil change......all very easy and straight forward as usual until when completed the task.......the bike wouldn't start !!.....turn over but not fire. :H

Checked all the usual; Oil level, Kill switch, side stand, neutral, fuel, Battery volts all checked out......(insert Tantram here)..... :cuss :cuss :cuss

Rechecked all of the above again, I had only ridin the bike into the shed yesterday and it had just completed the Middelton ride without fault.

Call to Diesel to pick his brains confirmed all the box's ticked other than a potential battery issue under load. The next step to rule this out was to jumpstart from another source and then time to start pulling plugs......as I said I rode it into the shed yesterday......

So just before a total meltdown I retraced all my steps.....now remembering I removed the Bikercom hub from under the rear seat in the tail yesterday afternoon, the Bikercom is being retuned to Dale for a programming update. The Bikercom hub I have installed under the rubber retainer in the tail behind the 2 pin connector (white) pictured below that I had pulled apart to release the Bikercom but not re-connected fully......reconnected the bike fired instantly.

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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2013, 09:06:09 PM »
Bugga - Glad you got it sorted before your Mrs walked in to tell you how to do it - That could have been embarrassing  :grin

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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2013, 09:09:50 PM »
If she new how to do it and had walked in......might have saved me taking the extra anti-Hypertensive meds needlessly..... :grin
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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2013, 09:10:20 PM »
but not re-connected fully...

You had reconnected it, so it was OK, but the "fully" gotcha.

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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2013, 09:10:45 PM »
Dohh!
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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2013, 09:32:51 PM »
So I don't now spend the next hour searching through the Haynes manual, what does the offending plug control ??
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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2013, 08:01:09 AM »
Always suspect that what you have done to the bike recently may have caused a problem.  At least it was not as simple as trying to start an ST13 while in gear and on the sidestand...and wondering why it would not fire.
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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2013, 08:38:47 AM »
I had a similar issue myself yesterday. I keep a lock in that area under the seat. I had taken it out to get to the tools and when i put it back in i must have disconnected a very similar looking plug. Took me ages to sort it as well. :'( . I thought i might put a cable tie around any plugs in that area so it does not happen again.
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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2013, 08:55:42 AM »
Always suspect that what you have done to the bike recently may have caused a problem.  At least it was not as simple as trying to start an ST13 while in gear and on the sidestand...and wondering why it would not fire.

If in gear or the side stand down was the issue.......it would have never appeared on these pages  :nahnah

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Re: My Homer Simpson moment DOH !!!
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2013, 09:50:20 AM »
Lol - I was kind of hoping is WAS something like that, to make THIS post a lot more colourful - doh!

Good onya mate - coz that one could have gone to the bike shop for weeks and hundreds of $$$ before anyone realised - spesh if it LOOKED plugged in but actually wasn't.

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