99 Interstate No Fire

[stevehi]

First of all, want to say hi and thanks up front for any assistance provided.  I'm a newbie to the Valkyrie's and really excited about owning one, if I can ever get it to start.  My XR650L has decided that's what it wants to be when it grows up.

So here's how the story goes.  I acquired a 99 Interstate with about 34K miles on it.  I know the bike was in good running condition about a month before I ended up with it but it had gone through a couple people during that month.  When I got the bike, it had some teeth knocked off the starter & starter idler gears.  I tore the bike down and replaced those with out much trouble given I've never ventured that far into an engine that size before.  When I did my first test everything went perfect.  Bike turned over perfectly and I was ready to start riding by the weekend.  Then something happened, bike wouldn't turn over any more.  After trouble shooting I bought a starter relay and that did the trick.  Then during reassembly of all the wiring, I got a couple of them in the wrong places and when the battery was hooked up it blew the 50AMP fuse.  I went ahead and rewired it for a standard fuse of equal capacity and tried to start it.  It turned over like it should but never even tried to start.  So back to troubleshooting where I discovered I was getting no fire on all plugs.  Since that time I have double checked all the connection, fuses, etc.  I have also done a bypass on the bank angle sensor per some posts I have read.  Also checked the black/white wire at the coil pack that it's getting voltage when the switch is turned on.  I called the local dealer and asked about getting a replacement CDI, I woke up in the living floor with the phone in my hand and called back to clarified that I just needed the ignition module, not an entire new bike and pit crew to go with it.  I then asked if there was a way to test it and was told to check the resistance on it whit a meter but that's all he knew.  Couldn't give me any more info on which pins should have continuity, the resistance, etc and that's where I am.

Any suggestions on what to do before I eBay one of these things and it end up not being what I need.

Once again, thanks for your help.

[Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008]

 Make sure the battery is charged to max before trying to start the bike.  You can try hooking it up to a non running car battery and I bet it'll start. These things have to get at lease ten volts to the coils to fire off. They will turn over like a sewing machine but will not fire. Also you could try to push start it. They crank very easy when pushed I have pushed started mine several times because of an alt. problem. Welcome to the club, your life has taken a turn to the good side.

[olddog1946]

  +1 on a fully charged battery
 OH, and one more thing make sure the choke is actually working..it pulls to a point you think it is on but all you've done is take out the slack in the cable, it'll go another 3/8 " or so..

[Daniel Meyer]

Also be aware that the original issue...broken teeth on the starter gears, was probably hydrolock (gas in the cylinders) and you need to check/repair the petcock and probably clean the carbs...

[stevehi]

Pretty sure the battery is good but will do the car battery check just to be sure. 

As for the Hydrolock comment, thanks for that info because I was wondering what would cause that.  It's a relatively cheap fix, under 100$, but the time involved in tearing it down and putting it back together is a different story. 

I will double check all the suggesting and let you know.

Thanks

[salty1]

While your at it, a new set of plugs may help! 

[Ricky-D]

Pretty sure the battery is good but will do the car battery check just to be sure. 

As for the Hydrolock comment, thanks for that info because I was wondering what would cause that.  It's a relatively cheap fix, under 100$, but the time involved in tearing it down and putting it back together is a different story. 

I will double check all the suggesting and let you know.

Thanks

Only and if the boss located within the motor has not been broken off. 50/50 chance from what's been posted on the forum past years.

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