Let’s test the battery again!
I picked up my battery today, it was fully charged at 13V. I connected it to the bike and held my breath… YEEEESSS! The headlight lights up and so does lights on the panel.
Now let’s fire up the engine Krrrkk kkrrrkk krrrk kkkkrrkk – yikes, the same horrible horrible sound as earlier, not good. Now what? Let’s try push-starting the bike! So I get a friend to help push the bike as I put it in first and hold in the clutch and get ready to fire up the engine once I get enough speed. It starts up at first try! I drive around a little bit and it works fine. I turn off the engine, but when I start it again I get that same horrible noise. I think I might have a problem with the starter so I’m gonna have to get it to the closest authorized Kawasaki mechanic to fix it. I’ll keep you updated.
UPDATE! There was nothing wrong with the starter – there was something wrong with the battery, I changed it and the engine fired up just fine :)
Not an actual Kawasaki starter, but you get the idea…
