Roblems starting bke

[ridata3]

I have a '93 suzuki gs500e, and recently it stopped working after I went out in the snow and spun the tires for a little while  . after that, I turned it off, and then when i went to turn it on again, the engine wouldn't even turn over. If i put the key in and turn it on it will show me the on light and neutral light, but no other lighting works on the bike and it won't turn on. any ideas? i already checked the battery and its full.

[fred]

I have a '93 suzuki gs500e, and recently it stopped working after I went out in the snow and spun the tires for a little while  . after that, I turned it off, and then when i went to turn it on again, the engine wouldn't even turn over. If i put the key in and turn it on it will show me the on light and neutral light, but no other lighting works on the bike and it won't turn on. any ideas? i already checked the battery and its full.

When you say you checked the battery, do you mean it was full of electrolyte or fully charged? It sounds very much like your battery died. Take a volt meter to it and see what you get. If your headlight isn't even going on, I'm guessing you'll see way less than 12 volts. If that's the case, go toss your battery on a tender and you're probably fine... You could also try push starting the bike, but it is hard enough on a flat, dry surface. If you've got snow on the ground, it may be really hard for the rear wheel to get enough traction to turn the engine over... Remember, the battery isn't charging if the engine is under about 3000 rpm, so if you do get it started, you'll have to ride it around or keep it revved up to actually charge the battery.

[ridata3]

i took it to autozone and had it checked and it has a full charge, the issue wouldn't be low electrolyte level if it's fully charged would it?

[fred]

i took it to autozone and had it checked and it has a full charge, the issue wouldn't be low electrolyte level if it's fully charged would it?

Hmm, got me. Did you check the fuse? That's pretty much the extent of debugging starting issues that I've gone through...

[GSrookie500]

Did you lift the kickstand before starting