| Author | Message | ||
     Svmotoman |
I'm not sure how to get a thread out of the archive back into everyones sight, so I'm just cut/pasting my issue again.... I need moral support. ------------------------------------------------ ORIGINAL POST: ------------------------------------------------ sigh.... this sucks. CityX is a 2 weeks old, but won't start. It makes loud clicking noises but won't turn over. Had it jumped once, seemed ok that day (started a couple of times), went away for weekend leaving it on battery tender, came back and it won't start again. Battery tender sits on solid red, I don't think I've ever seen it go to green (sorta noticed that out of the corner of my eye, but figured I wasn't giving it enough time) So... I live 43 miles from dealership... like I said this sucks. 1) Do you think it's just a bad battery? (bike was built in August) or something more dreadful. 2) Do you think dealership should do a pickup of the bike for free?... I mean jeez, it is just a lousy 2 weeks old. ------------------------------------------------- LATEST UPDATE ------------------------------------------------- Well after waiting 5 days to get the bike picked up at my house, and 2 days of it being at the shop, they finally checked it out and said the starter is bad (not the battery, it's fully charged). Something about a some rod not coming our far enough? Anybody know what that means? So now it's another 3 days for part if I'm lucky, or 7-10 days if I'm not. So a 2 week old bike that will be in the shop longer than I have owned it. It's my first Buell, and it's not putting a good taste in my mouth. Hope it's just a fluke. The good news is they claim to know what the problem is, and if they are right, they will fix it. Let's see if that ends up being the case. When it's running again I presume I will forget all about how long it has taken. | ||
| Hkwan |
Ask to see the broken part that will get replaced out when it is done. | ||
| Tank_bueller |
When it's running again I presume I will forget all about how long it has taken. You will forget!!  | ||
| Ted |
maybe it'll rain in the meantime. | ||
| Bobup |
don't let this little "bad" experience influence your choice of ride....you'll start to love it more every time you ride it  | ||
| Mike_bolts |
A starter has a gear inside of it that comes out to turn over the engine and start the combustion process when electricity is applied. It was probably just a bad part... Last year a place a custom - professionally built 302 roller block in my Mustang, it featured a Motorsport aluminum starter. After five starts, it no longer worked and no amount of banging on it helped. It just happens... and it probably happens on the foreign stuff as well but I think we scrutinize our American products more, as we should. Enjoy the bike, it's a lot of fun! | ||
| Court |
Svmotoman: SEND me your phone number and where you are located. Also name of the servicing dealer. Court |
