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It was April the forty-first
Being a quadruple leap year
I was driving in downtown Atlantis
My barracuda was in the shop
So I was in a rented stingray
And it was overheating

So I pulled into a Shell Station
They said I'd blown a seal
I said, "Fix the damn thing
And leave my private life out of it
Okay pal?"

Incidentally, no bike pic visible (I'm assuming it was supposed to be in that big empty space?)

 

finally got insurance..went for a ride. ate dinner started getting dark had no headlight...took it all apart when i got home ended up just being the start button sticking. why honda put headlight power thru the start button makes no sense...

 

i have this happen to me too! just yesterday! im planning on taking the block apart cleaning it and making sure all pressure points r correct. pisses me off tho!

 

my switch it new :/ ive already replaced it once...i plan on getting a headlight from JW Speaker though they are the ones who make the insanely bright harley davidson headlights then ill be drawing less current thru the switch

 

Think I've got a fouled plug or somethin. At low speeds, when I first get on the gas, I've got a slight hesitation. Sounds a little rough at idle, too. Ever seen what it takes to change the plugs in a 2007 GSXR 600? Gotta take the whole dang thing apart.

 

Ive saw my friend change his plugs on his gsxr, looked like a pain in the ass.

 

Yea...definitely is. I'm tryin to decide if I even want to dive into it, or drive it like 3 minutes out the road to the Yamaha Shop here in town and just let them do it.

 

Usually it's just a case of removing the gas tank and removing an airbox.

 

Motorcycle batteries aren't that big; routing a cutoff through the starter button for a huge power-suck like a headlight makes perfect sense from an engineering standpoint. Otherwise whenever you started the bike the battery would be trying to run the headlight and turn the engine over at the same time.

 

It's not too bad, just looks like a lot of crap. On my '08 GSXR, two allen bolts for the front seat, one bolt for the gas tank.
There should be a metal rod under the tank that will prop up the tank, then I think 6 screws or so for the airbox.
Then I think the coilpacks are right there, pull those out and you're at the plugs.

 

That sucks. New thru Honda? Or new aftermarket?
Reason I ask is that my Dad's got an '04 Shadow 750 that lives outside (uncovered but under a tree) exclusively during the summer and he's never had to replace any of the electricals.

That seems strange.
My Ninja and my Suzuki both came with special wrench units to let you pull plugs without pulling the tanks. Have you checked the tool kit to see if you can change the plugs without tearing everything off?

Edit: I feel as though I should point out that the Ninja's an '04 that was designed in the 80's and my Suzuki's an '06 that was designed in the 90's, which may have impacted the user-friendliness when it comes to repairs.

 

the switch was new honda thru HDL. its a problem on the vtx1800s. i really need to run a relay and then the power thru the push button wouldnt really have much of a amp draw at all.

 

Sold my 2003 749 several years back and finally got the replacement I've been wanting for so long....This thing is a whole different animal and I love it.
2007 Ducati Monster S4RS
Bought with 25k miles, single owner, well cared for and now I'm just waiting for sunny days here to get her out more.

 

Im really wanting to get a older yamaha xs650 and make it into a chopper.
Anybody here have one?

 

Sold my 2003 Honda ST1300 and bought this......Couldn't be happier.
2014 Suzuki DL650 Vstrom

 

My girl's in the shop. Gonna get the plugs changed and get an oil change while they've got it. And he said he'd check the fuel system to make sure it's clean and didn't get gunked up from gas over the winter.

 

Well I've been busy looking at so many threads on what to do with my truck that I totally missed this area! To bad for the bike that funds will be going to the truck for some upgrades

 

Purdy bike!
And Ryan, is that Las Vegas lingo your spekin?

 

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