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Went to norwich today to get my mate to do my chain for me and on the way home, my bike just decided to die for some reason. Ive had to bump start it the last few days coz i think the starter motors buggered, but after it died, it just would bump start.

So, in the baking heat, ive just had to push the bloody thing about 2-3 miles all uphill, and over steep bridges for that matter, so im not in the happiest moods today. Now i think i need a bath with ice cubes in it and then for a long sleep lol

God my legs feel like Jelly.

Oh dear mate, get a good nights sleep and deal with it in the morning, you look at it while tired and it will just get peed off with it. Did you try reserve by any chance?

ouch! I hate pushing bikes!!

relax now and tinker with it tomorrow -

ni didnt turn it onto reserve. Thought about it but didnt see what it would do. I had filled up about 10 minutes before. Thought about wrong petrol but pump was green so must be right.

could be a knackered battery??

well Baz i thought it might be a nackered battery when it first wouldnt start so i then started to have to bump it. But ive had it on charge etc and all the lights are still bright, horn work, indicators are fine etc. Janine (my mate who has a zxr ) said hers had the same problem once. When you stried to start it you got nothing but loads of tickin noises very fast and she said she replaced her starter motor and it was fine after that.

well, problems sorted, was the battery lol. went and got a new one a minute ago and screwed the ht lead back together properly and put it all back together, and guess what, pressed the starter button and instant start. Typical.

cheers for the help guys.

well done!!

nice one! I was gonna suggest taking the plug out n having a look at it - that will tell you whether or notyour bike was running on 3 or 4 cylinders

Glad to hear youve got it all sorted

id also start the bike up and check the voltage across the bat while the bike is rev'ed as it sounds like you rectifer might be going abit doge

yeah well by the look of the bike and what needs doing to it i think im gonna have to give it a bit of a overhaul anyway, so new oil, filters, plugs, chain etc etc.

The owner before said to put water in expansion bottle so i guess he never put the coolant in the rad filler neck under the tank the hole time he had it so makes me wonder what else would need doin

i always give my bikes a mini service before riding them, oil, plug, air filter along with a once over just gives you extra peace of mind!

Hi, did you sort out your water problem? I have had a prob with mine presureising and have taken the thermostat out and still the same so thing the head gasket has gone and have just taken the lump out to wip the head of in the morning, only prob, none of the normal signs, i.e water in the oil. tried to bleed all shapes but still the same.

cheers