jcturner3
Adventure steps in when life needs a laugh.
Hi All,
I did something REALLY stupid with my 2014 1200 ES and installed (and connected) a new battery with the poles reversed thinking there was surely only one way to install the battery in the box. Boy was I wrong! Once I connected the cables to the new battery, there was a motor running on the back of the bike (assumed ES related). Once I reconnected the battery correctly, the motor was no longer running and there was no response from the bike when I turned on the key. It was DRT...dead right there! I pulled the main fuse and it was fried. Got a new one from Partzilla and installed. Now the dash comes alive when I turn on the key and the fuel pump runs to pressurize the system. The starter engages when I push the start/stop rocker switch but it will not fire. I read previous threads about pulling the Fuel Injection fuse and cranking WOT to clear any potential flooding (there is smell of gas). Once installed and try starting with WOT...still will not pop or try to catch like it’s getting fuel or spark. I checked the Fuel Injection fuse and it’s okay. Not sure where to focus my attention now. I will add, my tank is full of fresh gas and my bike is ridden year round.
I have since learned there is more than one orientation when installing a battery in the S10 battery box.
Any help would be appreciated.
JT
I did something REALLY stupid with my 2014 1200 ES and installed (and connected) a new battery with the poles reversed thinking there was surely only one way to install the battery in the box. Boy was I wrong! Once I connected the cables to the new battery, there was a motor running on the back of the bike (assumed ES related). Once I reconnected the battery correctly, the motor was no longer running and there was no response from the bike when I turned on the key. It was DRT...dead right there! I pulled the main fuse and it was fried. Got a new one from Partzilla and installed. Now the dash comes alive when I turn on the key and the fuel pump runs to pressurize the system. The starter engages when I push the start/stop rocker switch but it will not fire. I read previous threads about pulling the Fuel Injection fuse and cranking WOT to clear any potential flooding (there is smell of gas). Once installed and try starting with WOT...still will not pop or try to catch like it’s getting fuel or spark. I checked the Fuel Injection fuse and it’s okay. Not sure where to focus my attention now. I will add, my tank is full of fresh gas and my bike is ridden year round.
I have since learned there is more than one orientation when installing a battery in the S10 battery box.
Any help would be appreciated.
JT