Hi guys, first post, hope you can help me.
I have a 2007 Sportster 883R. I had a minor accident about 2 weeks ago and it has been in my garage since then whilst I've been doing repairs (all cosmetic stuff like replacing indicators etc). That finished I went to start it up a few days ago but bike wouldn't start - it makes a repetative clicking sound when I hold the starter button and once or twice made a small choking sound as if the starting is trying to turn the engine over but has not got enough power, so I'm assuming at this point that it is probably just a battery problem.
I took it out of the garage and thought I'd try and bump start it but then discovered another problem: The bike rolls fine in the neutral but I discovered that it won't budge when put in gear even with the clutch in - i.e. the clutch seems not to be dissengage when I pull on the clutch level. I opened up the clutch inspection cover to have a look and can't see anything wrong, the visible part of the mechanism seems to be working fine. The visible plate rotates smoothly and shifts forward and backward about 3mm as the lever is pulled and relaxed again. I carried out a clutch adjustment and readjusted the cable tension to see if it that helped, but to no avail.
Anyone got any suggestions what might be wrong?
Thanks for your help.
I have a 2007 Sportster 883R. I had a minor accident about 2 weeks ago and it has been in my garage since then whilst I've been doing repairs (all cosmetic stuff like replacing indicators etc). That finished I went to start it up a few days ago but bike wouldn't start - it makes a repetative clicking sound when I hold the starter button and once or twice made a small choking sound as if the starting is trying to turn the engine over but has not got enough power, so I'm assuming at this point that it is probably just a battery problem.
I took it out of the garage and thought I'd try and bump start it but then discovered another problem: The bike rolls fine in the neutral but I discovered that it won't budge when put in gear even with the clutch in - i.e. the clutch seems not to be dissengage when I pull on the clutch level. I opened up the clutch inspection cover to have a look and can't see anything wrong, the visible part of the mechanism seems to be working fine. The visible plate rotates smoothly and shifts forward and backward about 3mm as the lever is pulled and relaxed again. I carried out a clutch adjustment and readjusted the cable tension to see if it that helped, but to no avail.
Anyone got any suggestions what might be wrong?
Thanks for your help.