Tiger 1050 Starting Issues with a 2007 1050 Tiger

I know its a silly one but have you checked the clutch lever safety switch is making proper contact? look here for some info. I know its a different bike but I guess its the same mechanism

 

You say it looks in order but have you done a continuity check? Then there is the kill switch. There is a tip over switch which comes into action if the bike is dropped, it cuts the engine, it's meant to be reset by turning ignition on and off 3 times, waiting for the prime process to finish but I think the bike turns over if that is activated, the are so many possibilities it's a bugger!

 

If the bike's battery was as dead as the proverbial Dodo, and had been for a while. I think it reasonable to expect the battery in the alarm to have lost all of its juice too, if this is the case there is a risk it loses all its memory and leaves the bike in a permenant state of the alearm being active and thus unable to start.

From your initial post, you say you can get the bike to crank - was that a typo and supposed to read can't gat it to crank?

I have a Triumph alarm which is basically a Datatool

So, with a new battery fitted tell us what happens when you turn the ignition on
- does the alarm beep or make any noise
- do the indicators flash to register a command from the fob
- does the alarm activate when the ignitition is turned on

You may have to look at having the alarm removed which can be a bit of a process and needs to be done properly.

Try the usual start sequence, clutch in, sidestand up, in neutral shut of switch in the on position
Was the tilt sensor activated in the spill, this would usually reset when the ignition is turned off and on again

Was the bike standing in the yard a long time, is the petrol stale/crap could water have got in?

Check the spark plugs, replace if necessary.
If she cranks over, is there the smell of fuel from the exhaust
Could the engine be flooded with fuel, if so, turn her over with the throttle closed - should always do this by the way on all fuel injected engines.

I am sure there are other teast but we would need more info

 

If it is indeed the Datatool alarm, then one flash is for disarmed and two is armed
If you unplug the alarm, then the bike would be in a disabled state as default

Can you get the engine to turn over by having it in gear and turning the rear wheel, what I am getting at is it is seized?

It may be a case of getting a multimeter and spending time checking continuity between battery, starter motor, charging system, kill switch, side stand etc

 

So the alarm is disabled, side stand up, clutch in, kill switch in the on position, but no go from the starter motor.
Do the lights dim when you hit the starter button?
It could be a case of the relay or fuse having blown, do check all the fuses

 

Is there any response from the starter motor, even a click from the relay

 

Is there a red LED for the alarm to show when it is active?
Does this flash still and is the alarm definetly deactivated

Seems it realy could be a case of needing a multileter to check continuity

 

Hi Gary the side stand switch is operated by a plunger which can seize and stop working. The same the the clutch lever switch.

 

do you get instruments do you here pump prime?

the more you can tell the more the search can narrow down

http://www.thetriumphforum.co.uk/threads/starting-problems-and-fixes.4913/

 

My Thunderbird spent winter in a mates garage on an optimate...which was faulty.when I went to pick it up battery was totally flat...even the alarm wouldn't work.
Charged it up but no crank ... nothing.
New battery....fired up first time.
Could be as simple as that maybe?

 

Woops...just spotted this is a very old thread!