changing spark plugs?

California · 12-01-2009, 03:11 PM

So I brought home a 2007 SilverWing, and now it won't start! It cranks like crazy, but no run! What should I start looking for, does it have a tilt/safety fuel switch? I didn't drop it, but I almost did while messing with the brakes and trying to see how tight a u turn I could do and where the hell are the spark plugs on this thing?

Stupid is as stupid does.....

Photog · 12-01-2009, 03:40 PM

Sorry if this sounds dumb and you know it already...but does it have a brake interlock? You may have to hold the rear brake lever in to get it to fire. It's a common DOH! moment for folks who just bought a scoot.

Roose Hurro · 12-01-2009, 04:51 PM

Don't forget to make sure you also have the Kill Switch set to "run"...

viclavigne · 12-01-2009, 05:50 PM

Simple stuff is usually the culprit, as already stated.

Kill switch accidentally flipped over, forgetting to hold a brake, trying to start with the side-stand down.... all can make you do the duh! slap on the head.

Vic

windburn · 12-01-2009, 08:40 PM

The Kickstand needs to be up as well

Right below your crotch is an access panel for the spark plug you need to lift the seat and remove two screws then it come up and out. it is show in the owners manual if you have one. if not you can go to the Silverwing forum and print one.
I have a 2007 and it runs so well, so far and is so reliable I'm devoted to the machine and I have 15,000 miles on mine.

California · 12-01-2009, 08:40 PM

Yes, I know about the kill switch, and the brake lever, and the kickstand, but cranking is not the problem, starting is. It cranks like crazy, it just doesn't fire?

HELP!

windburn · 12-01-2009, 08:45 PM

This site may help you find your answer.

http://silverwing.org/cgi-bin/forum_show.pl

viclavigne · 12-03-2009, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by California

Yes, I know about the kill switch, and the brake lever, and the kickstand, but cranking is not the problem, starting is. It cranks like crazy, it just doesn't fire?

HELP!

I don't have a SilverWing, but my general experience with scooters is that the safety switches discussed will allow the starter to crank, but keep the engine from actually catching and running.

It could even be a bad or stuck switch, not impossible for the side-stand switch to go bad. Also - and this may sound oversimplistic - but double-checking that it has enough fuel.... maybe your fuel meter is wrong.

Vic

wanna bECO · 12-03-2009, 11:50 PM

likes already bin said... some folks calls it a kaiser blade others call it a sling blade, I call it a sling blade.. mmm hmm. .. I rekon it's got no gas in it.

Photog · 12-04-2009, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanna bECO

likes already bin said... some folks calls it a kaiser blade others call it a sling blade, I call it a sling blade.. mmm hmm. .. I rekon it's got no gas in it.

Mmmm-hmmmm.

(great movie)

California · 12-04-2009, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanna bECO

mmm hmm. .. I rekon it's got no gas in it.

I like the way you talk, hmmmmmmm, i like them fried taters, hmmmmmm.

Yes it has gas, that's the first thing I did! I checked the gas level, and even though the guage said it had gas, I added another gallon in case the guage was no good.

Gonna pull the plugs today and see what they look like and whether they're getting spark. We'll see.....

As far as cranking and not having spark, in my experience, the Japanese manufacturer's safety switches DO NOT allow the starter to crank.

wanna bECO · 12-04-2009, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by California

DO NOT allow the starter to crank.

ya know youre right, I just went and tried to start spacy without t.he brake pedal on, no cranky cranky. Still.... it's always something stupid... the run/start thing.. that switch is my arch nemesis. One day I did 20 minutes of crankin', added gas, pulled plugs... and cusses like a fuqing sailor. flipped that switch and it fired right up. whats worse is how you beat yourself up.... I didn't enjoy the ride, but i was shakin my head the whole time.

brockster · 12-04-2009, 02:59 PM

Well, if you didn't do something stupid once in a while, you wouldn't be a human.

viclavigne · 12-04-2009, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by California

As far as cranking and not having spark, in my experience, the Japanese manufacturer's safety switches DO NOT allow the starter to crank.

That may be model-specific. I used to think the same thing, but found out it ain't necesarily so.....

windburn · 12-04-2009, 05:23 PM

Ok, help me here , is there not three things that make this thing go. Gas, Spark and Compression.Your right get those sparky's out and check them and the compression. could the timing be fubared, it seems unlikely. This is one fine bike.

12-01-2009, 03:11 PM	#1
California ^OP Motorcyclist Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Flower Mound, TX after 56 years in Carmel, Ca Oddometer: 2,723	changing spark plugs? So I brought home a 2007 SilverWing, and now it won't start! It cranks like crazy, but no run! What should I start looking for, does it have a tilt/safety fuel switch? I didn't drop it, but I almost did while messing with the brakes and trying to see how tight a u turn I could do and where the hell are the spark plugs on this thing? Stupid is as stupid does..... __________________ California, aka Leslie V Leslie. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference

12-01-2009, 03:40 PM	#2
Photog Charismatic Megafauna Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Cackalacky Oddometer: 46,042	Sorry if this sounds dumb and you know it already...but does it have a brake interlock? You may have to hold the rear brake lever in to get it to fire. It's a common DOH! moment for folks who just bought a scoot. __________________ Only an XR1200 owner knows why Cthulhu hangs its head out a car window. Like I like. Yep.

12-01-2009, 08:40 PM	#5
windburn Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: A Corn Field in Enon. Ohio Oddometer: 1,135	Starting The Kickstand needs to be up as well Right below your crotch is an access panel for the spark plug you need to lift the seat and remove two screws then it come up and out. it is show in the owners manual if you have one. if not you can go to the Silverwing forum and print one. I have a 2007 and it runs so well, so far and is so reliable I'm devoted to the machine and I have 15,000 miles on mine.

12-01-2009, 08:40 PM	#6
California ^OP Motorcyclist Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Flower Mound, TX after 56 years in Carmel, Ca Oddometer: 2,723	Yes, I know about the kill switch, and the brake lever, and the kickstand, but cranking is not the problem, starting is. It cranks like crazy, it just doesn't fire? HELP! __________________ California, aka Leslie V Leslie. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference

12-01-2009, 08:45 PM	#7
windburn Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: A Corn Field in Enon. Ohio Oddometer: 1,135	silverwing forum This site may help you find your answer. http://silverwing.org/cgi-bin/forum_show.pl

12-01-2009, 04:51 PM	#3
Roose Hurro Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Oddometer: 86	Don't forget to make sure you also have the Kill Switch set to "run"...

12-01-2009, 05:50 PM	#4
viclavigne Adventurer Joined: Sep 2009 Location: SE Georgia Oddometer: 46	Simple stuff is usually the culprit, as already stated. Kill switch accidentally flipped over, forgetting to hold a brake, trying to start with the side-stand down.... all can make you do the duh! slap on the head. Vic

12-03-2009, 11:50 PM	#9
wanna bECO Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Third stone from the sun Oddometer: 720	likes already bin said... some folks calls it a kaiser blade others call it a sling blade, I call it a sling blade.. mmm hmm. .. I rekon it's got no gas in it. __________________ Just cuz my bike is shiny, doesn't mean that I'm a hiny current stable '94 Harley .... a blue one '82 Honda passport '87 Honda spacy 250 And an E Bike 85 spacy 250 81 passport (in pieces, many parts for sale) The hit's just keep coming.. bought another 81 passport (11-28-09) http://tiny.cc/ITgetsBETTER

12-04-2009, 02:59 PM	#13
brockster Despair & Repair Garage Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Near Dayton, Ohio USA Oddometer: 2,039	Well, if you didn't do something stupid once in a while, you wouldn't be a human. __________________ 2001 HD XL1200S 1977 Vespa + 1985 Honda Elite CB550K project. "Man whoever came up with Ronald McDonald was dropping some serious acid.." - SpoonKiller / tiotalruckus.com

12-04-2009, 05:23 PM	#15
windburn Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: A Corn Field in Enon. Ohio Oddometer: 1,135	Ok, help me here , is there not three things that make this thing go. Gas, Spark and Compression.Your right get those sparky's out and check them and the compression. could the timing be fubared, it seems unlikely. This is one fine bike.

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