Wouldnt start now no start

[silent_soul]

Ok so I road my bike on a warm day a couple weeks ago. Parked it where I always do. It got cold and snowed alittle then warmed up then snowed alittle kinda cold and stuff but no major amount of snow ever sat on my bike at all. light dustings did :/

Anyways I went out tonight to start it and it wouldnt start probably something to do with the cold I assume but when I went to give it my last shot I pulled the clutch in and pushed the starter and nothing no starter winding or trying to start nothing. All lights still on and such. did I just destroy my starter trying to start it?

I actually have someone interested in trading a truck for the bike and so I really hope I go out tomorrow afternoon when its hopefully warmer and it starts right up. knowing my luck wont be the case.

Any ideas or know whats going on let me know.

[Ranger]

Hook jumper cables up to your vehicle with it off...

Battery is probably dead

[silent_soul]

Hook jumper cables up to your vehicle with it off...

Battery is probably dead

thats what I thought BUT it wasnt winding down sounding like it was drained or getting low it just stopped all of a sudden. or these gs's do that? my old 440's you could hear it starting to crank slower the "deader" the battery got.

[Ranger]

Mine just stops, then again my battery blows. You did mention snow... which is cold... and batteries + cold = you know..

You won't know til you try it.

[silent_soul]

Mine just stops, then again my battery blows. You did mention snow... which is cold... and batteries + cold = you know..

You won't know til you try it.

thats true I hope its just that, um so jumping a small tiny bike battery...im not going to lie ive never had too either the battery was fine or it was completely needing replaced can I just hook a car battery up to it? Im wanting to say thats a bad idea but maybe not?

[Ranger]

If the car is off you're fine. Just don't kill your starter since its going to crank faster.

I have to do it when it gets cold just because my battery can't sustain cranking for a long period of time.

[Adler]

thats true I hope its just that, um so jumping a small tiny bike battery...im not going to lie ive never had too either the battery was fine or it was completely needing replaced can I just hook a car battery up to it? Im wanting to say thats a bad idea but maybe not?

Thats fine... Just make sure the car isnt on...

Edit: dang... too slow

[cowboyup3371]

Have you checked the fuses (with a power light not visually) to ensure none blew on you?

[silent_soul]

Have you checked the fuses (with a power light not visually) to ensure none blew on you?

ooooo actually no It didnt cross my mind ill have to do that, not tonight as im already all the way in the house and in bed but I didnt think of that for some reason I kinda thought there was a super obvious thing to check but honestly couldnt figure out what it was and fuses was it.

[Ranger]

I may be wrong cowboy but theres only two fuses that would prevent start up. Main which obviously nothing would work and ignition none of his lights would work on the gauges? He didn't state those were out, and if I remember correctly theres no bypass from ignition to any of these.

[silent_soul]

I may be wrong cowboy but theres only two fuses that would prevent start up. Main which obviously nothing would work and ignition none of his lights would work on the gauges? He didn't state those were out, and if I remember correctly theres no bypass from ignition to any of these.

nope my guages light up and I didnt have the headlight on or check it to work but ya all the gauge lights worked fine.

[azr]

It could just be some moisture in the starter switch or in a connection somewhere up under the headlight. Definitely try jumping it first, then go from there.

[cowboyup3371]

When my ignition fuse blew a few months ago, all of my lights still worked just fine. They are on two separate fuses so it's still a good idea to check it. I have become a firm believer of Nessism's saying - to measure is to know.

[Steve]

I have become a firm believer of Nessism's saying - to measure is to know.

Yeah, it's about time. How many times was that tossed your way?

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[tom203]

Does this bike still have a clutch safety switch ?- maybe this switch froze up and is not letting starter go. Jump solenoid and see if starter engages.