KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: c-152 on March 25, 2007, 08:18:24 AM
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I am healing a back injury an so my poor kx500 as been sitting without fuel for some time. I got out and started it today and found two interesting points
1. The the throttle stuck open :|
2. my kill switch doesn't work :oops:
Both of these issues were not present when I put it away last.
O well it will give me something to work on - o yeah - d**n its time to ride
I guess thats my lesson for not properly storing my bike when it isnt going to be used for a while
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i have had isssues with the kill switch, i think it was from moisture. it self corrected after drying.
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didn't hurt the motor did it?...thats scary!
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I am healing a back injury an so my poor kx500 as been sitting without fuel for some time. I got out and started it today and found two interesting points
1. The the throttle stuck open :|
2. my kill switch doesn't work :oops:
Both of these issues were not present when I put it away last.
O well it will give me something to work on - o yeah - d**n its time to ride
I guess thats my lesson for not properly storing my bike when it isnt going to be used for a while
Kawasaki kill switches do become faulty. Like others commented, sometimes moisture seeps past the button.
As for your throttle sticking, I hope it was not in motion! I CRINGE at the thought of a KX500 throttle sticking WO!!!!!!!!!!!!! It happend to me on my brand new 1988 KX125, and that was horrifying enough !
I found this vid of you while your KX500's throttle was stuck WO (I was confused why you had a red KX) LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYQ5nxfQ3vI
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Thanks for the tip about the kill switch, I will start there. Luckily, I was not moving. I hope no damage was done, it did not sound like it. I am sure sitting dry caused it. After I get it running (at a more reasonable pace) I will run a compression test to ensure it is okay. I am on break at work now so I will have to check the vid when I get home - Filters