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PC800 Lee
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PostPosted: 00:44 - 11 Jan 2015    Post subject: PC800 non-starter Reply with quote

I own a 92 PC800 and has been a brilliant bike up until the battery died. Im no mechanic at all and took me a month to figure out i needed to replace the battery which i did and all was good for a short while, then it became a pig to start and now won't start at all !
Ive had the battery checked and thats all good. The only other thing I've done is disconnected the kill switch ( just in case ).
i think the next job is to check the spark plugs ( fairly new ) and thats fuel is getting through.
Is there anything else i can do/check ?
Unfortunately since the non starting it has been kept outside and even the cover has suffered fatal damage in these high winds but think I've sourced another cover for Monday, so been exposed to the elements for a week or so.
Spoken to a few people that know a thing or two about bikes and most think its an electrical problem (but without looking at it )
Im at a bit of a loss as I'm mechanically dumb but its my only form of transport and getting fairly desperate now.
sorry for going on a bit , just would be grateful for any advice . Thanks
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PostPosted: 10:29 - 11 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does the engine turn over when you press the starter or is it completely dead?
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Copycat73
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PostPosted: 10:40 - 11 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

why disconnect the kill switch .. Question
have you tried re-connectin it Question
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PostPosted: 11:11 - 11 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Better to keep all the responses in the one thread I think.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=298772
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