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04-09-2007, 10:07am
I'm with Xiler8tor.
Assuming that your clutch & starter drive was reassembled correctly after the BTL mod...
If your bike was laid up for a while getting this mod done then your battery might have faded a bit....maybe it was on it's way out anyway..
Don't try to start it until you recharge or replace the battery. It could (& has) ended in expensive tears. There is a mod you can buy that strenghthens the starter idler gear boss. It is a machined collar that is a push fit over the idler boss to add extra support.
Basically if your battery is down, your starter can't deliver the correct cranking torque & the engine will "jump" over compressions & put real strain on the starter drive gears etc.
I've seen photo's years ago on La Busa's where the idler boss has cracked requiring welding or in the worst case, upper crankcase replacement.
I'd be push starting it until you resolve the problem.
Assuming that your clutch & starter drive was reassembled correctly after the BTL mod...
If your bike was laid up for a while getting this mod done then your battery might have faded a bit....maybe it was on it's way out anyway..
Don't try to start it until you recharge or replace the battery. It could (& has) ended in expensive tears. There is a mod you can buy that strenghthens the starter idler gear boss. It is a machined collar that is a push fit over the idler boss to add extra support.
Basically if your battery is down, your starter can't deliver the correct cranking torque & the engine will "jump" over compressions & put real strain on the starter drive gears etc.
I've seen photo's years ago on La Busa's where the idler boss has cracked requiring welding or in the worst case, upper crankcase replacement.
I'd be push starting it until you resolve the problem.
Never ride the A model of anything.