Andrew Burt
XS650 Special 2
This morning bike started normal with choke depressed as I waited for it to warm up. But when I opened the choke up and went to leave my garage as soon as I started to accelerate I lost power and it cut out. I went to start again and it seemed like it didn't want to, but I figured it wasn't warm enough. I gave it some more time and ended up jumping it since the battery seemed drained from jumping.
I made it about a mile before it cut out on me again while I was idling on a stop light. Battery seemed drained again so I jumped it again, made it another mile before it cut out again. Only another half mile to work.
Jump again and as I'm pulling in I have no power, barely wants to run in first, I have no acceleration.
When I went to leave work I could get it to start, but it didn't want to idle for more than 30 seconds.
First assumption was maybe the battery, so I took it to autozone and they charged and tested. No issues with the battery. I took it back to the bike, same issues. It would start but wouldn't stay started started, and as soon as I added any throttle it would cut out. Now it seems like I couldn't get the mile that I got this morning even if I wanted to.
I made it about a mile before it cut out on me again while I was idling on a stop light. Battery seemed drained again so I jumped it again, made it another mile before it cut out again. Only another half mile to work.
Jump again and as I'm pulling in I have no power, barely wants to run in first, I have no acceleration.
When I went to leave work I could get it to start, but it didn't want to idle for more than 30 seconds.
First assumption was maybe the battery, so I took it to autozone and they charged and tested. No issues with the battery. I took it back to the bike, same issues. It would start but wouldn't stay started started, and as soon as I added any throttle it would cut out. Now it seems like I couldn't get the mile that I got this morning even if I wanted to.