Joined
·
4 Posts
I will do the standard disclaimer right now -- I am a total n00b and this is my first post about my first bike, so be patient with me! With that out of the way, here's the situation:
- Just bought '71 Honda CB350 with 13,500 miles. Looks to be maintained reasonably well, though I was told from the guy I bought it from that it didn't start when he found it.
- Took it out on the highway and within the first 40 miles, it startled to get sluggish when giving it throttle. I would open the throttle completely and get not full power.
- intermittently, the throttle would magically "open up" again, and the bike had full power for a couple short spurts before getting sluggish again.
- Bike then died while idling at a stoplight. I started it back up, but it puttered out again after riding about a mile. Died while idling at another stoplight.
- Bike then wouldn't start at all. However, headlights, green neutral light, and blinkers still work.
- When I try to use the electric start, the green neutral light flickers out.
I have an old analog multimeter that I'll use today to check the battery no problem, but does this even sound like a battery or charging issue, or is my head in the wrong place? Bike won't start, so I'm going to borrow a charger from a friend. Just looking for a thread to pull. Thanks in advance!
- Just bought '71 Honda CB350 with 13,500 miles. Looks to be maintained reasonably well, though I was told from the guy I bought it from that it didn't start when he found it.
- Took it out on the highway and within the first 40 miles, it startled to get sluggish when giving it throttle. I would open the throttle completely and get not full power.
- intermittently, the throttle would magically "open up" again, and the bike had full power for a couple short spurts before getting sluggish again.
- Bike then died while idling at a stoplight. I started it back up, but it puttered out again after riding about a mile. Died while idling at another stoplight.
- Bike then wouldn't start at all. However, headlights, green neutral light, and blinkers still work.
- When I try to use the electric start, the green neutral light flickers out.
I have an old analog multimeter that I'll use today to check the battery no problem, but does this even sound like a battery or charging issue, or is my head in the wrong place? Bike won't start, so I'm going to borrow a charger from a friend. Just looking for a thread to pull. Thanks in advance!