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Well, i went on holidays to Thailand for just over two weeks and upon returning on Tuesday, one of the first things i want to do is take the bike for a ride.
I tried started her up with the choke on but it just wouldn't kick over. After attempting for a few minutes, of course the battery starts to run dry and now I'm lucky to get the starter going for 1 second.
One weird issue is i cannot roll start it. If i put it into 1st or 2nd and pull the clutch in it won't disengage properly. When i push it, it's like I'm pushing it around in gear and requires a lot of effort and can't get any speed up to roll start.

It's going to mechanic on Saturday and I'm trying to get a battery charger tonight off a friend to attempt to start it up normally again. But, i think there is more to it than that, plus I'm not a fan of taking off the seat/fairing to get to the battery.

I'm curious to know if anyone has run into this sort of issue before and if there is anything simple i might be able to do to fix it. I'm stinging for a ride with this weather!

Any help appreciated,
Cheers

My ZXR got pulled apart and sat there from this May until about three weeks ago, in various stages of undress, in my shed in a Canberra winter. Started with a little choke pretty much first time when we fired it back up, although we did have the battery on charge for a little of that morning. You've got something draining your battery and/or the battery is dead. Or simple things like the kill switch/sidestand/clutch switches are preventing your start.

Check the voltage if you get it started it should read 13.8-14V if your alternator/regulator etc. are playing the game properly.