1998 Superhawk wont start
01-30-2010, 08:42 AM
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1998 Superhawk wont start
Bought the thing yesterday 1-29 - 2010 Backed off trailer wont start .Had a backfire though 25000 miles on bike what could be problem.Does kickstand have to be up? or is it much worse!?
01-30-2010, 10:43 AM
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There is a whole list of possibilities. Kill switch, side stand switch. Start with the basics. Pull a spark plug and check for fuel and spark.
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01-30-2010, 10:47 AM
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Pretty skinny list of symptoms and attempts.
Assuming side stand down, in neutral, kill sw set to run....start gets pushed and no life.
Stick a VOM on the battery and give out the reading. Less than 12.5 try jumping. More than 12.5 try fresh fuel and full choke.
Still no start? Find out which you don't have...fuel, air, spark.
Big twin, huge carbs cold weather, bad advice, cheap beer, testosterone fever all contribute to problem. Repost when progress is made, please.
Assuming side stand down, in neutral, kill sw set to run....start gets pushed and no life.
Stick a VOM on the battery and give out the reading. Less than 12.5 try jumping. More than 12.5 try fresh fuel and full choke.
Still no start? Find out which you don't have...fuel, air, spark.
Big twin, huge carbs cold weather, bad advice, cheap beer, testosterone fever all contribute to problem. Repost when progress is made, please.
01-31-2010, 02:26 AM
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02-02-2010, 02:23 AM
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02-02-2010, 10:12 AM
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02-04-2010, 12:49 AM
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Backfiring
Got my other plug changed now its a whole different animal as far as power! But now i have a backfire if i rev the engine.Plug wires maybe.It doesnt miss or anything .Help hope its not jumping time.What headache did i get into.My wife loves the bike though maybe i,ll go with something else?!
02-04-2010, 09:43 AM
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If it backfires when backing off/closing the throttle that's usually a result of a lean mixture. If it backfires under acceleration then that's a whole different ballgame - timing, intermittent spark, poor fuel delivery.
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