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nuton2wheels
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Hello,
I have a 2005 Tuono ... She's been sitting in the garage on a battery tender for the past 2 weeks and today I decided to take her out. The Battery Tender read full and I disconnected it, turned the key, and popped out the engine kill to hear the customary fuel pump whirr.
I THINK the starter solenoid clicked but I'm not entirely positive. (And just because a solenoid clicks doesn't mean it's functioning properly)... According to my teacher's trusty Fluke meter, I've got about 3.7 Ohms of resistance on the connector side, which is about right for a starter solenoid.
Punched the ignition button and the bike turned off completely... Computer shut down, and everything else. Wouldn't come back on for a few minutes until I touched the negative battery terminal with (just) a ground lead from the battery tender (I was about to put the Tender back on to see what would happen).
Heard the computer ticking and whirring and I was able to start the bike. Same thing happened at the gas station down the road 15 minutes later. Bike wouldn't start. Computer blanked out and starter never even turned. This time I checked the negative terminal to make sure it was tight (it was), then unscrewed it from the battery post. Reconnected it and the bike came back on and started without a problem. Tried duplicating this problem several more times from home, but it started each time in close succession.
I remember back in January, while I was starting the bike, the dash dimmed almost all the way out and the starting sequence of "ta-ta-ta..." sounded like it had choked on something, then it fired right up. That may be considered as something of a prelude, maybe not.
Any suggestions as to what this might be?
I have a 2005 Tuono ... She's been sitting in the garage on a battery tender for the past 2 weeks and today I decided to take her out. The Battery Tender read full and I disconnected it, turned the key, and popped out the engine kill to hear the customary fuel pump whirr.
I THINK the starter solenoid clicked but I'm not entirely positive. (And just because a solenoid clicks doesn't mean it's functioning properly)... According to my teacher's trusty Fluke meter, I've got about 3.7 Ohms of resistance on the connector side, which is about right for a starter solenoid.
Punched the ignition button and the bike turned off completely... Computer shut down, and everything else. Wouldn't come back on for a few minutes until I touched the negative battery terminal with (just) a ground lead from the battery tender (I was about to put the Tender back on to see what would happen).
Heard the computer ticking and whirring and I was able to start the bike. Same thing happened at the gas station down the road 15 minutes later. Bike wouldn't start. Computer blanked out and starter never even turned. This time I checked the negative terminal to make sure it was tight (it was), then unscrewed it from the battery post. Reconnected it and the bike came back on and started without a problem. Tried duplicating this problem several more times from home, but it started each time in close succession.
I remember back in January, while I was starting the bike, the dash dimmed almost all the way out and the starting sequence of "ta-ta-ta..." sounded like it had choked on something, then it fired right up. That may be considered as something of a prelude, maybe not.
Any suggestions as to what this might be?
