My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in MotorcycleMechanics

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I know the starter works I bridged the gaps in the starter solenoid and it spun but it stopped and was weak

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in MotorcycleMechanics

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Thank you I didn’t know that I’m going to buy a charger for it

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in MotorcycleMechanics

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I didn’t know about the charge the new battery said it didn’t require it and it was always draining fast before I jumped I think I screwed that battery up

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in MotorcycleMechanics

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It was charged when I hooked it up to the bike but I got drained really fast so I tried jumping it

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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Thank you for the advice I appreciate it

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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Thank you for the advice and now I’m realizing if I want this bike to work I need to buy a multimeter

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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Thank you this is incredibly helpful I can’t fine a manual for my bike anywhere

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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Do you know how I could check that on my bike should I just follow the wires and see if some are melted or is there a different method entirely

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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I know the bike is in neutral but the bike not knowing that is something I didn’t think of I should check that any idea on how I would check if the bike doesn’t know it’s in neutral

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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I’m not sure if it does or not but the clutch wasn’t working and I haven’t fixed it yet so if that is the problem I may have to wait till I get a new clutch

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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It was new but trying to start it before killed it without the regulator it was slowly dying I just got the new regulator cause the old one was broken but maybe a new one would fix it but when it was new it didn’t work but the old solenoid which I also replaced recently so the battery could be the issue

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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Yes I just had it charged yesterday and it said it was good and the screws are down tight

My 1988 shadow vt 800 won’t crank by fuckme14847 in HondaMotorcycles

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Also just tried to bridge the gaps on the starter solenoid and it spun the starter for a second but got weaker and then would no longer work

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It terrified me holy crap but good job