Tha Alabama Bullshit Thread
03-30-2010, 02:21 PM
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04-03-2010, 09:21 AM
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What's up guys. Got a problem and need some advice. My bike has been sitting for four months. Charged up the battery and attempted to start it but all I got was a clicking noise from the relay under the seat. I assumed the battery was bad so I went bought a new. Put it in and it turned over one time. Now all it does is give a clicking noise from the relay. I tried to push start it but the motor won't turn over. I think it's locked but I can't figure out how?
04-03-2010, 10:00 AM
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does the relay go click once or click,click,click,click,click while you hold the start button?
Doubtful that the motor locked from sitting there, probably just a loose battery wire or bad starter relay
you sure the new battery is charged good?
Doubtful that the motor locked from sitting there, probably just a loose battery wire or bad starter relay
you sure the new battery is charged good?
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04-03-2010, 08:25 PM
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The starter works just fine. I checked it. I took the stator cover back off and tried to rotate the engine. I can only get half a revolution of travel. I guess I should mention that I had the motor out and apart last November. I put it all back together but never started it up. It just has been sitting since then...
04-03-2010, 09:35 PM
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Me. I was waiting on a new stator cover and before it came in I left and went out of town. This weekend is my first weekend being back home. Any suggestions on what would keep the motor from turning over.
04-06-2010, 04:43 PM
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The starter works just fine. I checked it. I took the stator cover back off and tried to rotate the engine. I can only get half a revolution of travel. I guess I should mention that I had the motor out and apart last November. I put it all back together but never started it up. It just has been sitting since then...
did u take the plugs out? 
04-07-2010, 06:52 PM
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Well, I found out what the problem was. I fucked up!!! After getting the bad news, I`ve just been sitting here lost. I don`t know if I want to cry, scream or punch myself in the face. To answer the last question, yes I did take the plugs out and I still only got a half a revolution. So I drop the bike off at the shop on monday and they call today to tell me the news. I knew right from the moment I answered the phone that it wasn`t going to be good news. The guy just had that tone in his voice like he was calling to tell me my bike didn`t make it. Well come to find out, I set the timing incorrectly. Deep down inside, I knew that had to be the problem, after spending two days thinking about it. Now once again it`s gorgeous outside every day and I`m bikeless. This seriously has got to be the most depressed that I`ve been in a long time. Riding and motorcycles mean everything to me. It`s not just a hobby or something that I do for fun, It`s my life. I just can`t understand how I could **** up like this. I consider myself to be a pretty damn good mechanic but boy did I **** up this time. Makes me even more pissed because I dropped damn near a grand last week on tires, a new headlight, some other small parts, a rental truck to drive to AL from SC to pick up the bike, etc. and I could of damn near bought a new stunter for a little more. I guess things would be better if I could pull the motor and tear it down again and fix it, but I`m staying in a hotel on the third floor and I don`t have anywhere to work on it. Checked ebay for a motor and their was only one and they wanted 800.00 for it. 
Kiss my ***, I guess I`m just going to set the bitch on fire, grab a cold one and watch it burn. Damn this sucks.
Rant over, thanks for listening.
After getting the bad news, I`ve just been sitting here lost. I don`t know if I want to cry, scream or punch myself in the face. To answer the last question, yes I did take the plugs out and I still only got a half a revolution. So I drop the bike off at the shop on monday and they call today to tell me the news. I knew right from the moment I answered the phone that it wasn`t going to be good news. The guy just had that tone in his voice like he was calling to tell me my bike didn`t make it. Well come to find out, I set the timing incorrectly. Deep down inside, I knew that had to be the problem, after spending two days thinking about it. Now once again it`s gorgeous outside every day and I`m bikeless. This seriously has got to be the most depressed that I`ve been in a long time. Riding and motorcycles mean everything to me. It`s not just a hobby or something that I do for fun, It`s my life. I just can`t understand how I could **** up like this. I consider myself to be a pretty damn good mechanic but boy did I **** up this time. Makes me even more pissed because I dropped damn near a grand last week on tires, a new headlight, some other small parts, a rental truck to drive to AL from SC to pick up the bike, etc. and I could of damn near bought a new stunter for a little more. I guess things would be better if I could pull the motor and tear it down again and fix it, but I`m staying in a hotel on the third floor and I don`t have anywhere to work on it. Checked ebay for a motor and their was only one and they wanted 800.00 for it. Kiss my ***, I guess I`m just going to set the bitch on fire, grab a cold one and watch it burn. Damn this sucks. Rant over, thanks for listening. Last edited by Sdot; 04-07-2010 at 07:23 PM. Reason: DNF
