I bought a '03 600 RR in May. It had 4900 miles on it and now its at 5400. When I bought it, it had the wrong battery in it, yes..the wrong battery. It died on me the first day and I took the battery in to have it charged and ended up buying a brand new (correct) battery that day.
This friday I went on a 30-40 minute ride, when I was about a mile from my apt. I ran into a buddy and let him 'walk the clutch' in a parking lot. He stalled the bike like twice and the 2nd time I was not able to start the bike. When I turned the key the lights went on, gauges went on, but when I flipped the 'kill switch' the fans and whatever else would not turn on like usual (I am a bike newb.) So..when I pressed the on button the bike would not turn over. Now, it wasn't making the rapid clicking noise. It would try to turn over once and the bike would seemingly reset itself (the gauges would reset and the lights would turn off and on again). I ended up walking the damn bike back a mile (partially uphill) to my apt. garage.
I am thinking maybe the alternator is bad or the connection is bad and I just ran the battery completely dead. I've ridden the bike about 500 miles since I purchased it and have only recently begun to ride more aggressively since this is my first bike and I am only now comfortable with my skills to go on real pleasure rides.
If this is an alternator problem, how much will it cost to fix? I'm worried because my battery was already $100+..I can't imagine how much an alternator + labor would cost. Oh yeah, I am planning on taking the bike to the local shop Callaway Motorsports in Riverside, CA (on University Ave.) but does anyone have a better recommendation for a shop? I'm a 'starving college student' and really want to try and avoid a shop that gives me a misdiagnosis in order to get more money out of me. Sorry for the long story.
Cliffs notes: new battery bought at 4900 miles, bike now at 5400. bike stalled and did
not turn over. bike resets itself when i press the on button. is this an
alternator problem? where is a good shop to take it to in the 909/951 Thanks guys!
This friday I went on a 30-40 minute ride, when I was about a mile from my apt. I ran into a buddy and let him 'walk the clutch' in a parking lot. He stalled the bike like twice and the 2nd time I was not able to start the bike. When I turned the key the lights went on, gauges went on, but when I flipped the 'kill switch' the fans and whatever else would not turn on like usual (I am a bike newb.) So..when I pressed the on button the bike would not turn over. Now, it wasn't making the rapid clicking noise. It would try to turn over once and the bike would seemingly reset itself (the gauges would reset and the lights would turn off and on again). I ended up walking the damn bike back a mile (partially uphill) to my apt. garage.
I am thinking maybe the alternator is bad or the connection is bad and I just ran the battery completely dead. I've ridden the bike about 500 miles since I purchased it and have only recently begun to ride more aggressively since this is my first bike and I am only now comfortable with my skills to go on real pleasure rides.
If this is an alternator problem, how much will it cost to fix? I'm worried because my battery was already $100+..I can't imagine how much an alternator + labor would cost. Oh yeah, I am planning on taking the bike to the local shop Callaway Motorsports in Riverside, CA (on University Ave.) but does anyone have a better recommendation for a shop? I'm a 'starving college student' and really want to try and avoid a shop that gives me a misdiagnosis in order to get more money out of me. Sorry for the long story.
Cliffs notes: new battery bought at 4900 miles, bike now at 5400. bike stalled and did
not turn over. bike resets itself when i press the on button. is this an
alternator problem? where is a good shop to take it to in the 909/951 Thanks guys!
