apparently, it's the Spyder.....

earlier this week, I had posted that I thought I had used up too much of the battery, causing the Spyder to not start....well, after four days on the charger, it wont start!! the first time I turned it on, I thought it was going to start, but instead, everything turned off........now it's all off....however, the battery is fully charged!!!! unless someone here can come up with a logical slution, it's going to the dealer next week!! I checked everything.......it's dead!! turn the key and nothing comes on dead!!!! :banghead:

Just curious--did you check the kill switch? Been there, done that.

Make sure that it is not in gear. If it is you need to depress the brake peddle to start and it will go into neutral. Scratched my head a few times with that and the kill switch before.

same here on the being in gear, my service tech still likes to rib me about my frantic phone call, hope it is that simple for you. :yikes:

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Originally Posted by epiphysis

earlier this week, I had posted that I thought I had used up too much of the battery, causing the Spyder to not start....well, after four days on the charger, it wont start!! the first time I turned it on, I thought it was going to start, but instead, everything turned off........now it's all off....however, the battery is fully charged!!!! unless someone here can come up with a logical slution, it's going to the dealer next week!! I checked everything.......it's dead!! turn the key and nothing comes on dead!!!! :banghead:

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Maybe check the battery cables for tightness? Any clicking or life on the cluster?

Josh

I have forgot about the kill switch before because someone move the switch an i did not know it.

Bad frame ground, faulty kill switch, bad relay, blown fuse, bad security module or key, bad clutch switch for SM or bad GPS for SE...the list goes on. You need a tech to systematically troubleshoot and find the fault. BUDS can help for some of it. This can't be done over the Internet...at least not without more information.

loose relays

it's not the kill switch.....
the SE5 trans should start in any gear....it will go to neutral once it has started...
the lead for the battery tender is giving me 13.5 volts, so I am guessing the battery leads should be ok.......
it seems to me to be a sensor or relay......
when I started it today, it turned on and got to the point where I had to push the mode button...then when I pushed the start button it died...everything turned off as though I had turned off the key...and I even waited and it continued to be off.....

I guess we will have to see what the dealer says....

Good Luck, and please let us know what is found... :thumbup:

That is sounding a lot like there is not enough juice - that is the same symptoms I always get when I have drained the battery by playing the radio for hours on end when I am working on the unit (I know, not good for the battery) - however I will admit there is a lot of other things that could still be in play here that are not the battery. Try putting a jump battery on and see if the extra juice helps (that will at least prove out that it is not an issue on enough battery power). Chargers alone won't necessarily do it - you need a jump unit or battery to do this. Make sure you have good contact on the pos and neg connectors (and like others said check the tightness on the battery leads as they can come loose.

im with maney of the others loose battery wires,you said you dont think its that .but you need to check put a wrence on the cable and give it a turn ,ive found mine loose many times.try that befor you take it to the dealer.and i mean the ones on the battery not that jumper under the seat.i know its not that essey to get to the battery but you need to check it.:chat:

first of all, thanks for the suggestions....you all encouraged me to do what I needed to do........I checked the battery connections.....they were tight!!!! then I looked at the main fuse...the one that is on the hot line coming out of battery......it's a 60 A fuse...I literally took it out and put it back in......it was fine........then......the friggin bike started!!!! WTF!!!! I called the service guy at the dealership and he was somewhat comfused, too, but did suggest that I bring it down to them next week, which I will do........then I went for a short ride and it was fine...then I turned it off and on and off and on..........a few times and it worked every time!!!!!!! I am thinking about bringing that fuse out to allow me to get at it......we'll see!!!!:yes::yes::clap:

It just MAY have been the fuse not sitting well and all it needed was what you did. I would not run to the dealer so fast, but that's just me. If it happens again, remove the fuse again and repeat what you did the first time.

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It just MAY have been the fuse not sitting well and all it needed was what you did. I would not run to the dealer so fast, but that's just me. If it happens again, remove the fuse again and repeat what you did the first time.

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I'm just going to the dealer so they can hook it up to the computer and make sure everything else is ok.....I did not ever get a malfunction code for anything!!!! and I'm thinking of rigging the fuse so I can get to it without taking everything off!!!! I did put some dielectric grease on the fuse......

Keep the meter on the battery and try to crank her. If the voltage stays up it's not the battery but if it drops waaaaay down, it's time for a new one.;)

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Keep the meter on the battery and try to crank her. If the voltage stays up it's not the battery but if it drops waaaaay down, it's time for a new one.;)

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It happen to me last week, it drop to 4 volts. Guess what , I am the proud owner of a new battery

the wife and I went for a nice ride today.....made two stops.....no problems....no fault codes!!!!:yes:

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the wife and I went for a nice ride today.....made two stops.....no problems....no fault codes!!!!:yes:

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Since your in Ohio, do you sometimes ride in the winter, if so it could have been some corrosion on the contract points of the fuse and working it in and out cleaned it.

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Originally Posted by Campverdefela

Since your in Ohio, do you sometimes ride in the winter, if so it could have been some corrosion on the contract points of the fuse and working it in and out cleaned it.

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I just got the bike a few months ago.......it's kept in the part of the garage that gets heat and air conditioning.....darn spoiled bike!!!! but who knows where it was before I got it!!!!