bike wont start with clutch pulled in

rubber side down · September 14th, 2015, 02:10 PM

This weekend I have gravity take me to the asphalt while doing a track day. Now for some reason it wont crank with the clutch pulled in. Put the bike in neutral and clutch out and it cranks and fires up just like normal.

Any one else ever have any issues after putting it one down on a track day?

Also anyone have an extra coolant pipe that is on the left side? It must have cracked when it went down. I looked and they are on back order at bike bandit, and I have another track day weekend coming up in 2 weeks.

Thanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw9yP5U1V8I

There is the link to vid of me putting it down.

InvisiBill · September 14th, 2015, 03:39 PM

The obvious first step is to make sure the clutch switch isn't unplugged or broken.

rubber side down · September 14th, 2015, 04:15 PM

I checked the obvious. Not broken or unplugged. But I do believe I have it fixed, I took a pvc pipe and bent the clutch handle back out away from the bar. Seems to work now. Not sure why pulling it in neutral wouldn't allow the engine to crank, considering you don't need to pull it in neutral. Oh well 1 gremlin down.

Still not sure about the antifreeze/coolant pipe. I took it off and it only has 2 iddy bitty tacks on it. Almost like it was fused somehow at the factory. It is leaking right at the 90* factory bend/fuse.

September 14th, 2015, 02:10 PM	#1
rubber side down ninjette.org member Name: Travis Location: so dak Join Date: Nov 2013 Motorcycle(s): 01 gixxer 1k, 02 gixxer 600, 02 ninja 250, a slew of dirt bikes Posts: 52	bike wont start with clutch pulled in This weekend I have gravity take me to the asphalt while doing a track day. Now for some reason it wont crank with the clutch pulled in. Put the bike in neutral and clutch out and it cranks and fires up just like normal. Any one else ever have any issues after putting it one down on a track day? Also anyone have an extra coolant pipe that is on the left side? It must have cracked when it went down. I looked and they are on back order at bike bandit, and I have another track day weekend coming up in 2 weeks. Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw9yP5U1V8I There is the link to vid of me putting it down.

September 14th, 2015, 03:39 PM	#2
InvisiBill EX500 full of EX250 parts Name: Bill Location: Grand Rapids-ish, MI Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): '18 Ninja 400 • '09 Ninja 500R (selling) • '98 VFR800 (project) • '85 Vulcan VN700 (sold) Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Aug '15	The obvious first step is to make sure the clutch switch isn't unplugged or broken. __________________________________________________ * Unregistered, I'm not your mom and I'm not paying for your parts, so do whatever you want with your own bike. *

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September 14th, 2015, 04:15 PM	#3
rubber side down ninjette.org member Name: Travis Location: so dak Join Date: Nov 2013 Motorcycle(s): 01 gixxer 1k, 02 gixxer 600, 02 ninja 250, a slew of dirt bikes Posts: 52	I checked the obvious. Not broken or unplugged. But I do believe I have it fixed, I took a pvc pipe and bent the clutch handle back out away from the bar. Seems to work now. Not sure why pulling it in neutral wouldn't allow the engine to crank, considering you don't need to pull it in neutral. Oh well 1 gremlin down. Still not sure about the antifreeze/coolant pipe. I took it off and it only has 2 iddy bitty tacks on it. Almost like it was fused somehow at the factory. It is leaking right at the 90* factory bend/fuse.