Motorcycle Repair: 2000 Ninja ZX9R wont start, ninja zx9r, clock oil


Question
Good morning Chris. I was wondering if you could possible point me in the right direction in getting my bike repaired.  I was given a 2000 Ninja ZX9R (1 owner, driven sparringly, no repairs, the bike is almost brand new)about 2 weeks ago. The bike had 800 miles on it before I took it.  Now it currently has about 1100 miles on it. Anyway, I took the bike out of the garage yesterday and parked it in front of my house, I left the bike idling, when I returned, the bike was dead, as in no electrical juice, no power, nada.  The bike is all stock, no aftermarket anything on it. I have tried both a new battery and the original battery (fully charged) and still I can't start the bike. This is what I do get: I get the PARK LIGHTS to come on, the horn, turn signals, emergency flashers all work.  The display (tach/odometer, clock, oil display) the background is dimly lit.  The bike will not "turn over." All of the fuses have been checked and replace just in case. I am not sure what to do next. Sorry for the long winded note, any help with this matter would be most appreciated, thanks and have a great day.

Answer
Hi Tyrone.
 The first thing that you did wrong was to leave the bike unattended while it was running.  Besides being illegal in most states, you don't know if someone could have come along and sabotaged it.

 Check your plug wires.  Are they still firmly connected to the plugs?  Have any been cut or even pulled from the coils?

If they are all good, then get some automotive start fluid and spray it into the intake, then try to start the bike.  If it fires up, then the problem could be in the carbs.  Since the bike spent most of it's life in storage or otherwise unused, there could be contaminants in the carb that we call Varnish.  If this is the case, then pull and clean the carbs completely.

There could also be water in the fuel.  Drain the floats and some of the tank into a clear, clean, dry mason-type jar or similar glass container.  If you see bubbles at the bottom of the jar, then you have water.  Drain all of the fuel out of the bike and replace it with fresh fuel.

Start with those and let me know what you find.
Good luck.
FALCON