Ridehonda315 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I have a 2002 cbr600f4i. Most the time when I turn my key on to start it the gauges do the 0-14 reset like there suppose then I hit the start button it clicks and it loses all power clock Resets and everything They will be like very faint lights on the screen and everything will sound really weird like there's connection problems maybe I I leave the key on and walk away to get a tool or something I will come back and all gauges and lights will all be on a again and when I hit the start button it clicks and dies again. The bike will pop start fine and run fine. Every once and a while the bike won't click and lose power it will fire up great and I can shit it off and start it right back up again no problems so I rode for a day and a half starting up fine and shutting it off when I got to where I was going and then it would start up fine and the I came out of the parts store and it did the whole click and lose power thing again I pop started it and it ran perfect rode it 20 minutes home and I got home shut it off and tried to start it again and it just clicked and killed power If anyone has any ideas I would really appreciate it I don't know what it would be i know it's not my battery cuz when it doesn't click it fires up great and turns over fast. Please help it's driving me nuts. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 My 600rr did something similar. Was the stator and r/r going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridehonda315 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 It was both of them ? I read some things that it could be the starter maybe ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 You could be right about the starter--if the motor is weak or the brushes/armature are shorted, it could be drawing so many amps that it jiggers the electronics. However, if it was my bike, I'd check the start button in the bar housing first. The way many "modern" bikes are built, the headlight circuit is routed thru the start button so that when you hit the button, it temporarily shuts down the headlight, saving amp draw during starting. What this eventually does, tho, is cook the contacts in the button due to the amp surge from the headlight. I'd take the housing apart and at the least, check and clean the starter button contacts. Easy and cheap!!! If that isn't the problem, then look elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Another freebie to check is make sure your connections are tight at the battery posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Another freebie to check is make sure your connections are tight at the battery posts. This ^^^ and the frame/engine grounds, for tightness and corrosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 The way many "modern" bikes are built, the headlight circuit is routed thru the start button so that when you hit the button, it temporarily shuts down the headlight, saving amp draw during starting. What this eventually does, tho, is cook the contacts in the button due to the amp surge from the headlight. BTW, Eastern Beaver offers relay kits for the headlight circuit that eliminates the amp surge thru the starter button circuit. Not that expensive and comes with the added benefit of making your headlights brighter (more amperage going to the headlights). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durk Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I think you need a new battery as well. It is running fine when you pop start it because your charging system is in good working order, but my guess is if you keep pop starting it soon won't be. If you have a battery charger hook it up at 10amps and see if bike will start. If it does I would say you definitely need a new battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridehonda315 Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 The bike will start randomly though perfectly fine and then will just stop ... I have only pop started it once cuz I needed to get it home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durk Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I had an 01 F4i and it would occasionally not fire, but would just crank. I had an older battery so I would drain it fast. What I attributed it to was a bad connection at the kill switch. What I did was spray some electronic contact cleaner down in the crevices around the kill switch, hooked it up to a battery charger and it would fire and run fine. This typically happened after I washed the bike. You could give it a try, but I would be getting that battery checked out. If nothing else, charge the battery overnight and see how the bike reacts. If you don't have a charger I think I saw where AutoZone will charge batteries for free check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridehonda315 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 The weird thing is is when I hit the starter button and it doesn't kill the power the bike starts like it has a new battery could that still be the battery messing it up ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 No. Bad connection at battery or the main ground to frame maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Have you tried any of the suggestions in this thread yet? It's hard to diagnose when you're not stating what you have and haven't checked, especially after you've been given multiple suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawlins87 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 You need a new battery.This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Dislike like it when problems are posted but solution isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Get your battery testedits probably got a bad cell. If the voltage is very low charge it up and go from there... With regular diagnostics, checking for charging voltage of 14.6. If you're getting a steady 14.6 at 4,000 rpm or so you're system is most likely in good working order. Then check for a draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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