I was about to ask if the side stand was down but that would have the opposite effect. Could it be something wrong with the side stand up-down sensor?
Starting in first gear means you have the clutch pulled in. Does it start in neutral with the clutch in?In a car, that could be the sign of a flooded engine. Don't know if that applies to a bike.
Are you saying that you are killing the engine with the kill switch every time you stop?As far as I'm aware that's a big no no. You should turn the ignition off first, then if you must, hit the killswitch and then deploy the side stand or get off and put on to the side stand / centre stand
Quote from: Dead Eye on 16 July 2013, 11:20:33 pmAre you saying that you are killing the engine with the kill switch every time you stop?As far as I'm aware that's a big no no. You should turn the ignition off first, then if you must, hit the killswitch and then deploy the side stand or get off and put on to the side stand / centre standMostly. But I can't see why it's a no-no (apart from wearing out the switch), as it does the same as the ignition. I can't see how that would be linked to the neutral problem though? Surely then it would affect the bike in all gears?
Almost right until the last bit. Should switch off the engine before putting the side stand down This is what I was taught by the riding school, not just some random figment of my imagination as above :P
Quote from: Dead Eye on 17 July 2013, 09:33:19 amAlmost right until the last bit. Should switch off the engine before putting the side stand down This is what I was taught by the riding school, not just some random figment of my imagination as above :PBecause its very easy to accidentally knock into first gear whilst attempting to put side stand down, hence switch off engine first otherwise she pops forward!
How could the clutch switch cause this? I had an issue with mine whereby pulling in the clutch still wouldn't let me start in gear. Ended up taking a stanley blade to it and cut a bit off the end of the plastic nubbin bit and now it works perfectly With the clutch out and in gear, it won't start but pull in the clutch and away it goes - I was expecting the first part to fail and for it to just permanently think that the clutch was pulled in - something I could live with if I had to, so this was a good result for an extreme measure
In that case, do what I did! I had the same faultUse a stanley knife or some side cutters and just snip off a bit of the end of the black plastic lug on the switch Mine now works perfectly
Christohave you checked the valve clearances? Charlie