Starting Fail!

[Wabby]

Well, I spent 25 minutes trying to figure out why my bike wouldn't turn over yesterday - thought maybe dodgy clutch / sidestand switch.

After mega time fucking about, thought I would try to bump start it by myself (Heaviest bike on the planet too bump start solo btw - ZX7R).

That failed, wouldn't try to start.

After about 40 minutes, I realised ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

THE FUCKING KILL SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION.

OMG - What a cock. I normally don't use the kill switch at all but obviously decided too use it to turn the bike off last time I fetched it in!

Not bromans.
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[shereen]

Hahaha! Iv done this loads of times. Normally when the OH is the last person to ride my bike as he always uses the kill switch to turn off the bike, whereas I always use the key!

On a side note he also always leaves my car in gear and I dont, cue bunny hopping Focus when I start it
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[UnspeedySam]

Wow that sucks. I became a bit of a pro bump starting my TRX last week, as the battery died. I would say that an 850 twin is probably harder to bump than a 700 four...but they are both pretty damn heavy bikes so it's not too fun for either Replaced it with a motobatt one over the weekend which should hopefully last a little while.
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Riding: BMW R1150RT `02 bought mildly crashed
Fixing: Also the BMW as I get less broken bits
Gone: ZZR600 '00, TRX850 '97, RXS100 '93, JS125-6B '07, BMW R1100RS '93, Kawasaki ZX-6R-J2 '01, Honda Bros NT400 NC25 '88

[RhynoCZ]

Welcome to the club

I've done the same thing with my NC27

Just to add my other funny story, the bike was GPz550, I had it in gear and I had not noticed that and when my mates said, come on, fire it up, so we can hear it. I pressed the starter button with gear in and the bike jumps forward like 2 meters. I catched it in the last moment, what a laugh
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'87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[Dave70]

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[shereen]

[StormCrow]

I've gotten into the habit of always starting the car with the clutch in - avoids precisely that sort of situation! (Mainly because I own a Saab and it has to be parked in reverse to take the key out).

Consequently it means I tend to leave cars in gear, so my GF is always bunny hopping her car down the road after I've driven it

[.Bishbash.]