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my brothers are learning on a 1990 zxr250 (a) or zx2r, or whatever the fark it is. we're having trouble getting it started.
sometimes it'll keep winding till we kill the battery. rarely it'll just fire up immediately. If we try push starting it instead it WILL run immediately, and easily aswell.

Why would a bike be so difficult to electric start (and the starter is winding the motor at a decent pace), but so easily bump started? When i say easy to bump start i mean easy to bump start. Always runs first time.

Any ideas?

Yep

seiko1 wrote:Yep

Thanks for your assistance MF!!

dutch80au wrote:

seiko1 wrote:Yep

Thanks for your assistance MF!!

Well you have enough spark when it's not turning the starter......
Coil, reg/rectifier etc

reg/ rec
while trying to elec start, check what the battery voltage drops to.

i think i have the same problem...does this bike have the 2 air intake tubes from the front? Cos mine does, if it starts i have to rev it over 8k to get it going, which i hate doing, otherwise it stalls, if its abit nippy then the choke on half usually works, but if it does die then mine does what yours does, it keeps ticking over, it doesnt even sound like its firing, but push starting with full choke works all the time after that...id like to get past this problem

What was the end result of this Corey?
I know it will take ages to reply cause your at the re-education centre
How was the first day anyway?

Obviously both of these bikes are rooted and cant be fixed
Give them here I need the parts.

rukku wrote:i think i have the same problem...does this bike have the 2 air intake tubes from the front? Cos mine does, if it starts i have to rev it over 8k to get it going, which i hate doing, otherwise it stalls, if its abit nippy then the choke on half usually works, but if it does die then mine does what yours does, it keeps ticking over, it doesnt even sound like its firing, but push starting with full choke works all the time after that...id like to get past this problem

yep the bikes the model with the 2 intake tubes and has the exact same problems you said...couldnt even start it the other morning when it was like 10 degrees. was forced to give up and walk to the bus stop
it is pretty frustrating, im taking the bike to a local bike wrench who should have some ideas about the issue when i get an answer ill let you know.

hvnt got another rectifier yet either seiko.....iv been pretty slack have to get onto that

chicken_strangler wrote:hvnt got another rectifier yet either seiko.....iv been pretty slack have to get onto that

Just buy a whole new bike....a ZZR for instance

seiko1 wrote:

chicken_strangler wrote:hvnt got another rectifier yet either seiko.....iv been pretty slack have to get onto that

Just buy a whole new bike....a ZZR for instance

trying to dish off the 1100?

chicken_strangler wrote:

seiko1 wrote:

chicken_strangler wrote:hvnt got another rectifier yet either seiko.....iv been pretty slack have to get onto that

Just buy a whole new bike....a ZZR for instance

trying to dish off the 1100?

It's on spewbay and a bloke is coming to look at 5.30.
Ends tonight around 7.15

id love to spend the money i dont have on it....but sadly i dont have the balls to get on a bigger bike yet

chicken_strangler wrote:id love to spend the money i dont have on it....but sadly i dont have the balls to get on a bigger bike yet

She sold last night.
Not on spewbay, but a guy who found out about it through spewbay.
Picking her up Friday
3 more hr's to "THE 14"