i have a suzuki gs 5oo garaged for a yr no flyuids just added wont start checked battery what can i do?

Answer 1

I assume the bike is relatively new and does not have anything mechanically wrong with it (as you did not provide that information). If the battery had not been charged for the entire year and is more than a few years old, then your battery is the culprit. Even if you filled the battery and charged it, it may not be holding a charge and therefore not enough amperage to start your bike.

If you have a multimeter or a battery tester, check the voltage of the battery. You should have no lower than 12.65 volts (if not more).

Hook up a battery booster to your battery in order to start the bike for now. If that works, then you'll need to buy a new battery.

In general, when storing a bike, you should remove the battery from the bike (so it won't discharge as fast) and put it on a trickle charger to keep it charged and ready to go. This will also increase the life of your battery.

Here's what you should be doing: http://www.clarity.net/~adam/winter-storage.html

Ride Safe!

Answer 2

I dont want to get in to your question though I wanted to say that the awnser about hooking up boster cables to a car and blowing all bulbs and fuses is not true same electical system 12 volts dc your battery shoul have 13 volts if full charged drain carbs by the drain screws on bottom of carbs withe the tank fuel cock off then turn on fuel to flush out some more then tighten the screws no starter fluid is required to start a bike it starts or it dose not because of a problem i have had many years with bikes and cars not started for a year and have had no problems other than getting fresh gas in carb and a good charged battery

Answer 3

Trust me on this answer....I have started maybe 10 friends bikes that have sat for a year. First make sure you fluids are topped off. Make sure you have fresh gas. Make sure your battery is charged. Next get jumper cables and a car. Hook up the jumper cables-make sure car is OFF otherwise you will blow every fuse and bulb on you bike from the alternator on the car. Next-this is not necessary-but it might speed up the process. Find the all in of the carburetor and spray some starter fluid in the air inlet and it should start right up (with a lot of smoke from the starter fluid). If you can access the carb, then pump the throttle WIDE OPEN and turn the bike over once take a 3 second. Break and repeat. You will be doing this for 5 to 10 minutes (trust me this is ACTUAL time). What you are doing is building fuel pressure and getting it to the carb. You need the help of the car battery because a bike battery will only crank for a mintue before it dies. After a few minutes if it doesn't start disconnect the car battery and start the car and charge that battery for a half hour-shut it off and repeat with bike. Good luck-it will work-i once had to crank a bike.for a half an hour :( be patient. Remeber to vote best answer

Answer 4

Throw it in a river and get a real GS, no really, it's very simple. Take the air filter out, fit a new battery, get some Easy Start/Quick Start or whatever propietary ether based concoction you can find, preferebly aerosol (i've done this with WD40) Push the start button, spray the fluid into the airbox - DO NOT look in the airbox while you are doing this.

Answer 5

Check the cylinder's for oxidation. YOu need to make sure the pistons are able to move free. Also replace plugs, battery, and new fuel. Be sure there is no old fuel in the lines by dissconecting the outlet line from the fuel pump and and the plug wires. Hit the starter once for a fewe seconds to push new fuel the line. The pump will pulse fuel through but only during igniton. The pump only rums until vacume from the motor begimes drawing fuel through. (when the bike starts)
Good luck!

Answer 6

We need a year I assume if it's a GS it has to be between76 and85 since that's the only year they were made.Cean your spark plugs and air filter and reoil your air filter. Make sure your carb bowls are filling up with gas.Make sure your petcock is on prime to fill the bowls up.Try a little starting fluid in one of the spark plug holes to see if she will fire.I also have a GS. I have an 83 650L in mint condition and consider myself a professional mechanic on these bikes.Go to www.thegsresources.com and look me up.My screen name is t.conroy. DO NOT HOOK UP A CAR BATTERY .You have a prime on the petcock,use it to fill the carb bowls.For more info send me an e-mail at [e-mail]. I WILL get it started.

Answer 7

Firstly I'd suggest topping up all your fluids. The prob with bike batteries is that they go flat very quickly without regular riding.

You want to hope that it's the lesser of two evils and that the battery is the problem and not the spark plugs etc (not that changing plugs is a real prob). I once owned a GS 500 that i had battery probs... all i did was put it in neutral, start running, jump on, grap the cluch, pop it in 1st and away we go. OR you jump start it with a car.

If its the plugs, refer to the manual and swap 'em out. If that doesn't work... I dunno!!!! :-)

Good luck, Mate

Answer 8

Clean the carburetors.
When gas isn't treated with fuel stabilizer when storing your bike, the gas in the carbs evaporates, leaving behind a gummy lacquer.
That residue clogs the jets in the carb.

Answer 9

clean the spark plugs and ignition coils