ok well i just got a 94 250 with 12k miles off of a friend, now he says its been sitting for awhile. i noticed when i first got it, its really hard to start.... soo yesterday i changed all fluids, plugs (the plugs in there before we not even gapped =\ ) . and i also charged the battery all night. well this morning i got the bike to run and let idle for 3 or so minutes... i thought everything was fine . but when i turned the bike off again i couldnt start it back up! it doesnt turn over just trys to..... any ideas why this might me? this is my first bike and im new to them =X , well carbs in general lol.

 

welcome to the forum...

has it cooled back down yet since you idled it? or is it still hot when trying to restart it?

if hot then it could be an electrical component crapping out from the heat (they tend to do that with age)

is it turning over? ot just clicking?

 

just clicking, and it was still hot, i tried like 30 secs after.

 

oh and i dunno if this has something to do with it, but the headlight doesnt work... fuse seem to be ok and i bought a new bulb... so thats weird also?

 

if its just clicking then the the battery is drained, or the starter is drawing too much power from being hot.

if the headlight isn't working then there could be a short somewhere draining the battery.

 

so it most likely has to do with my battery? and if i removed the fuse for the headlight, would it still draw power ? because i charged the battery for 17 hours.... and it wont start the bike twice?

 

if the battery has been dead too long it may not want to hold a charge.
if thegenerator is dead it won't be able to charge the battery while its runnign so the time running the bike will drain it.

try putting the charger on it, removing the fuse to the headlight, and starting it again.

if you have a multi meter check to see what voltage you are getting after disconnecting the charger. if its 12 then the generator is probably dead. if its more than 12 then its fine and the battery may need to be replaced.

you should be able to take the battery to the auto store and have it load tested.

 

kk thanks ill try it out!

 

and i just checked it, its reading 12.5v, its that really considered more?

 

so did it start? or was that just sitting?