Hi all, have just aquired a zxr400 l3 , broought it private , it will not start off the button , will just keep winding over til it flattens the battery, it will however splutter from time to time, altho if i bump start it, it fires up and runs sweet ...... could anybody point me in the direction i need to be investigating, to save me countless hours of searching ?
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Chamby
bike runs , but wont start off the button
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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
Strange one. How old is the battery?
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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
Hi RedexRobB , in all honesty i have no idea, but the guy i got it from says it was put on last summer .
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Bryon
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Bryon
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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
Could be saying that to get it sold.
Its strange in that it will run on a bump start but not off the button, which is why i asked how old the battery is. Have you been and taken it for a run since you had it? How does it start then?
Its strange in that it will run on a bump start but not off the button, which is why i asked how old the battery is. Have you been and taken it for a run since you had it? How does it start then?
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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
Sounds like battery takes a 12v charge but doesn't hold the amperage so the bump start gives it the kick it needs.
New battery time. Left in the bike over winter months can and does kill batteries if they are not used.
MM!
PS. I got a spanking battery that has the same problem - good for running an inspection lamp and thats about it !
New battery time. Left in the bike over winter months can and does kill batteries if they are not used.
MM!
PS. I got a spanking battery that has the same problem - good for running an inspection lamp and thats about it !
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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
Thank you both guys for the reply's, i havnt took it out for a run yet, worried in case it wont start, heard alot about zxr's not starting when hot ... not that it that hot lol , will invest in a new battery and see what happens, watch this space 

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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
mine did a similar thing after i overloaded the gennie with more powerful lamps and heated grips. All it was was a slightly flat battery. I'm not kidding, these like to be at 90%+ charge to start, whilst my old gpz will start after 4 weeks under the snow!
just give the battery a day or two on a good maintenance charger, and i bet it'll fire.
just give the battery a day or two on a good maintenance charger, and i bet it'll fire.
I do 700 miles a week in all weathers including snow, that's roughly 35,000 miles a year, and some weekend warrior biker has the nerve to get out of his Audi at work to tell me to I was riding far too fast in the wet (over taking at 50... fast eh?).
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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
Hi gavinfdavies, have the battery on charge now , have ordered a new on anyways, got new sparkplugs coming too , so fingers crossed it will all be good, i have a gsxr 08 plate , but for some reason i just cant wait for the summer to get out on this little zxr
and a bonus to boot , after reading some threads on here i have since noticed i have a "M" CDi box fitted


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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
i'v found that the hot start was more a thing of not letting it idle when iv stopped so like pulling up at a petrol station and instantly turning it off or out of balance carbs were my biggy them f******s go out alot
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Re: bike runs , but wont start off the button
bad and good news guys ....... i put the battery on charge , wasnt having any of it ..... battrey is knackered, i had ordered a new battery tho , charged this , put it on , a very small bit of choke , quick stab at the starter button and away she went
. Just a few more things to sort out and she will be good as new .
Thanks all



Thanks all