No electric start :((((((((

ive got no electric start, the battery turns the bike over but it just doesnt start but it starts on first kick . ive tried another battery but still with no luck any suggestions?

 

kl, check that the starter bendix is there underthe variator and battery has to be charged properly as it needs alot of power to get the bike started

 

do u mean the starter pinion? if u do then yer its defo there as the bike turns over jsut wont start

 

here quick video

 

is youre earth wire tightings?
dont sound like its the earth but thats the only thing thats stopped mine starting.
it sounds like its immobilised or summin

 

i dono but its pissin me off. ALL other electrics work so i dono

 

could be something to do with youre bike setup.. coz it sounds like its turning enough to start the bike... but you know how a kickstart always starts it better than leccy start.. hav a play with youre idle settings blo0d

 

i might do that homebody when i can be bothered...its prob cos the bikes toooooo powerful for leccy start

 

nah it cant be otherwise mine would never start homeslice

 

yer ive tried to battery both just dont have any luck. sometimes i notice that when the bike starts off the kick it wil cut out after a few seconds but when i rev it a little it stays on idle fine for as long as you want?

 

if its not already been said its the ballast resistor that's gone pop.

 

i had a brand new kit on my old 172 lol...ive ordered new rings and got new bushes so ill do em all when the rings come. thanks minor il get back to ya see my results not doubt your right

 

no ale:

 

I do not know what is causing the hard start, but I purchased a 180 dragster several months ago which had the same problem. I found that if I cracked the throttle open ever so slightly then the engine would fire on the starter. This did not cure whatever was causing the problem but it did start the engine on the starter motor (so maybe something wrong with the idle circuit in the carby).

 

Don't know if it counts but my old speedy was a reallll pain using the kick, but electric start was nearly instant.

 

sorry to change the subject totally but minor i have been reading alot of your posts and i was just wondering how how you know all dis stuff bout bikes and porting and stuff. and how much you charge for porting if you do ?