02-26-2014, 09:41 PM
Thanks guys... to answer some questions. The bike is an '09, has about 1800 miles on it. I bought it new in Florida as a leftover in 2010. Almost immediately had to have the carburetor cleaned... but then started turning off the gas and running it dry when done riding. I have had no carburetor problems since but have gone back to just turning off the petcock when done riding and not running it dry. Someone on this forum suggested NOT to do that since it could cause more problems down the road. I keep Stabil in all my motorized toys... I had a similar starting issue with my Harley last year when it was still in Florida. I hadn't been riding it much (after the CB joined it in the garage) and went to ride it... and all I got was a 'click, click, click,'. The lights never went out, but the bike was not going to start. A new battery solved that. I'm inclined to think it's the battery but since it went so dead and so fast, I'm thinking the fuse too. But, if the fuse, why would that have popped?