HONDA CBR 2000 won`t Start

[Biker1977]

Hello everyone

After a long rest in winter, my lovely CBR will not start unless I go for a run and kick start on 2 gear..I have tried leaving it on and I even went for a 15 minute ride to get the battery charged up but no success ..will not start with the button.

Any suggestions please ?


Thank you
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Honda CBR1100

[P.]

Have you even bothered charging the battery of getting it checked, batteries die and a short ride won't charge it up, especially if its proper flat.

[nowhere.elysium]

I presume you mean bump starting - last I checked, no CBR ever had a kick start.
have you tried removing the battery and plugging it into a battery charger overnight? That's the traditional fix for a flat battery.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Charge the battery.

[Biker1977]

Thank you so much guys for your reply ,,you wright I meant bump start it ..silly me ..

if you let me.. just a last damp question, I looked under seat and I can`t work out how to get the battery out ...how easy it is ? and if there is a video out there specific to this model ( I can t find it so far ) to point out for me that would be great!! ..

Thanks again
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Honda CBR1100

[DrDonnyBrago]

Undo the two clips on the battery cover, lift the cover, undo the neg (black wire) terminal first, then the pos (red wire) terminal, lift the battery out....

[Biker1977]

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[Biker1977]

Thanks for the extensive Answer, I ended up ordering Roxter Motorcycle Battery Trickle Charger Motorbike Scooter Optimiser from
Amazon, and I also managed to get the battery out like a big boy

Thanks all for the useful advises.
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Honda CBR1100

[FireStorm-X]

Bike charger is a must, not a car charger cooked a new bike battery that way already silly me
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[Biker1977]

Hello thought with the battery charged up starting problem should be gone for at least a while..just after the charge it started well..then when I sopped left it out for few hours (it was raining) it struggled to start ..and then nother ride stop for an hour ..and then I had to bump start ..is it still the battery ?
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Honda CBR1100

[Ripp3rCrust]

[mudcow007]

volt meter on the battery

the battery might be goosed an not holding a charge?

[Biker1977]

[Aff]

What are you battery voltage readings?

Less than 12.5 and the battery is probably dead.

If its less than 13.5 when charging then you have an issue in the charging system.
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[mudcow007]

[Pete.]

To be healthy a battery needs to have sufficient voltage and capacity reserve. A battery charger can report a healthy battery by measuring the feedback voltage but a heavily sulphated battery can have this voltage but no capacity or 'store of energy' to do any work.

If you have used that conventional charger on your battery, then even if it WAS healthy it probably now isn't. It depends on the type of battery.

Yours displays all the signs of the battery being knackered. The tests outlined above can give you a good indication, but if you think your battery is ok you can check the charging system by putting a meter over the terminals and running the engine. You should get somewhere between 14 and 15 volts at the battery at 5000rpm. If you're seeing this, the battery is knackered for sure. If you're not it could be the charging system. 90% chance it's the battery.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Biker1977]

Everything is pointing. To the battery,..If a new reliable battery can do the trick..I ll go for it..can anyone recommend one ? Halford ' s Bosh start from 38 pounds ..
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Honda CBR1100

[Aff]

[whitedevil]

Test the rec/rec and stator before wiring up a new battery or you may end up killing it. Reg/recs are a common thing to go on Most older Hondas. I had to replace mine on my cbr600 2002

https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/pdfs/Troubleshooting-3P-PMG-&-RR.pdf
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[DrDonnyBrago]

+1 to test the reg rec, then buy a motobatt.

[Vincent]

Out of interest, would testing the reg/rec with a duff battery still give accurate readings?

If not, test the reg/rec with the new battery, even if the reg/rec is kaput, it shouldn't damage the battery if you just use it to test.
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