Hi guys, this is my first proper post in the forum
I have a problem with my new ybr 125 that i bought a month ago. Well embarrassing story, I was excited about my bike the 3rd day I got it so I drove it to my mates house and didn’t put the kick stand down correctly so I dropped it
Since then i’ve had trouble starting the bike, my ybr has no kick start for some reason. Sometimes the lights go on and all i hear is a click then the lights vanish, other times no lights turn on so i shake the bike angrily and then hopefully it will regain power. But for the most of the time the bike turns on fine.
But today at work I was really scared as it took a while to get it started (basically turning it on and off again untill it does). Then when i got the engine going none of the lights were on so I drove 15min without any headlights or indicators :crazy:
Ive tried mucking around with the battery and nothing is loose in there. Ive been thinking that I might need a new battery but my bike is pretty new (only 1500miles, 2008 reg).
All suggestions what to do next will be very helpful as I am clueless on the situation at the moment, thanks.
Being that new to things mechanical/electrical, do you have a choice?
Dropping the bike/battery problems may be connected. !500 miles in a year may be connected. (Batteries work/last best when worked hard.)
None of the above may be the answer.
Seek advice but try not to get ripped off. Battery change = £50 absolute max. If that’s not the fix, get the hourly labour rate for further checks and time them yourself.
Would it be worth you spending a quid or two on a Haynes manual and trying to diagnose things a bit more precisely? You might find that one of your electrical connectors under the seat is loose and just putting it back together properly will cure the problem. Would be a pain in the bum to have to spend £50 to get someone else to do that for you, and would be a gentle introduction to matters mechanical. (Of course you’ll probably have to buy a spanner and maybe a screwdriver too…)
