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RT won't start
Finally it's not snowing or raining and my RT won't start. I had it on a tender throughout the winter. I have 13 volts coming from the battery and all lights are working, with no fault codes. What could be the problem?
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
It'd be real handy to know something about your ryde...
What year is it?
How old is the battery?
What is it doing when you hit the starter button?
(Is it clicking; or just doing nothing?)
But some quick things to check:
Has the emergency stop switch been engaged?
Was the bike left in gear when you parked it?
(Are you putting your foot on the brake pedal, when you hit the button?)
It is a 2016 RTL and I am not getting any sound when I push the starter. My foot is on the brake and the bike is in neutral. It was covered and on a tender throughout the winter months.
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
How about the kill-switch?
After this one: you're going to have to actually check your battery terminal connections...
...and then: the fuse panels!
Sorry... I've got nothing else.
What fuse would cause the starter to not engage? Terminals tight. Bob, just let me use one of your bikes, the weather is so nice!!
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Try this
Just to make sure.... flip the kill switch back and forth a few time and then set it to run. Then follow the starting steps you already know...mode button brake etc. If the battery has 13 volts and even a bad connection will give you a click.
2012 RS sm5 , 998cc V-Twin 106hp DIY brake and park brake Classic Black
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Originally Posted by jaybird1
What fuse would cause the starter to not engage? Terminals tight. Bob, just let me use one of your bikes, the weather is so nice!!
I'm planning on busting mine out tomorrow: AFTER the yard work is done!
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Don't forget to hit your mode button,make sure kill switch isn't on and if not in neutral step on the brake.
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Originally Posted by slick999
Don't forget to hit your mode button,make sure kill switch isn't on and if not in neutral step on the brake.
The winter months caused my brain to freeze!!! Hit the mode button and KABOOM!! Thanks guys and gals.
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Yes easy to do after a long winter,I have done the same.Enjoy the start of the season.
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Originally Posted by slick999
Yes easy to do after a long winter,I have done the same.Enjoy the start of the season.
My wife said "don't you feel dumb"? I said not when I take off tomorrow, I will feel pretty good!! Enjoy
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BAHAHAHAHA! I'm with you Jaybird! I did the EXACT same thing yesterday!
"Piece of crap, why did I even buy you? I can't believe I wasted all this money on a three-wheeled pile of turds. Oh wait, aren't I supposed to push this button first?"
VROOOOOOM.
"Sorry honey, I love you."
2017 Can-Am Spyder RT
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Reminds me of last year, I could NOT get my spyder in reverse for nothing, I pulled and pulled on the shift paddle. Oh, WHAT's that HUGE R button for??????
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you[and i] forget a lot when it sits for over 5 months. i had to sit there and think about both the
start procedure and reverse working. this year and before. now i find out after 1 small ride
the rear shock air pressure is kaput hasnt made it 2 years.
2015 rts-white pearl- mods- '16 F3 fat 6 chrome wheels,
and some little stuff. setback utopia backrest, baja ron
sway bar, oem adj. air deflectors, marlin gps compass,
lamonster fbb foot pegs[modified brackets], lamonts
vibration damper, rock guard, and side case stiffener kit,
. brp comfort seat. , fomozas and
altimax, magic mirror mts, and wide mirrors.
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crw
how about forgetting to hold the brake down for 10 min.
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Originally Posted by jaybird1
Hit the mode button and KABOOM!! Thanks guys and gals.
I did the same exact thing a couple of weeks ago. Wasted some perfectly good cuss words until I remembered........
brake, mode, and little black button.
Life is good when sitting on a Spyder!
LORD GRANT ME THE SENILITY TO FORGET THE PEOPLE I NEVER LIKED,
THE GOOD FORTUNE TO RUN INTO THE ONES I DO LIKE,
AND THE EYE SIGHT TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE.
2016 Spyder RTS
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RT won't start?
I know my 2012 SM5 has to be in a certain "Mode" to start! Just my two cent opinion!
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Originally Posted by jaybird1
The winter months caused my brain to freeze!!! Hit the mode button and KABOOM!! Thanks guys and gals.
Did you do all your pre trips. Lights,turn signals, oil and water, gas, tire pressure. Bank card. All the good stuff. Happy Trails
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Originally Posted by jaybird1
The winter months caused my brain to freeze!!! Hit the mode button and KABOOM!! Thanks guys and gals.
Another reason I ride mine year 'round even here in Baltimore. It's good for the bike, the riding skills and reduces memory loss....
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I don't understand. I don't remember ever having a better memory than I have now.
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