03-04-13, 11:10 PM
"The starter engine doesn't take that much power however the sparkplugs take a massive amount and if it isn't 100% they won't work" - not quite.
Thumbing that starter button draws a significant current from the battery (far more than people realise usually), which is then recharged when the bike is running (but requires a long enough run to recharge the power drawn), and battery voltage will drop while that button is pressed.
The spark plugs use a high voltage to jump the gap between electrodes, and not necessarily a high current. If spark-plugs took a massive power draw, you'd need one hell of a big battery / alternator to cope (bearing in mind that the starter runs for a few seconds, and your spark plugs are running all the time).
The '02 bikes may not have a breather to kink, but it'll still have a fuel feed line from the tank which may (or may not) be trapped / kinked.
I'm assuming it runs ok once started? Is it modified at all?
Thumbing that starter button draws a significant current from the battery (far more than people realise usually), which is then recharged when the bike is running (but requires a long enough run to recharge the power drawn), and battery voltage will drop while that button is pressed.
The spark plugs use a high voltage to jump the gap between electrodes, and not necessarily a high current. If spark-plugs took a massive power draw, you'd need one hell of a big battery / alternator to cope (bearing in mind that the starter runs for a few seconds, and your spark plugs are running all the time).
The '02 bikes may not have a breather to kink, but it'll still have a fuel feed line from the tank which may (or may not) be trapped / kinked.
I'm assuming it runs ok once started? Is it modified at all?