Bike For Sale 2005 ST1300 for sale in Eastern Iowa 23,206 miles, asking $3200 OBO

Price
3200
Current Mileage
23206
Current Location
Davenport, Iowa
ABS
No - NOT ABS Equipped
Donk said:
Any chance there may be rodent damage?
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I suppose that's a possibility but I didn't want to really tear into the bike with just the tools I carried there, and in a cold garage to boot. If I had it in my garage, I could more methodically check it out. I told her to let is sit for a day or two and then check it again to see if it would start, to see if the MMO and SeaFoam loosens anything.
 
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docw1 said:
Well, I replaced the battery with a similar, but not identical, one, It was a little taller, so I couldn't replace the metal strap and plastic cover. The lights all turned on but the gas gauge was blinking. I've never seen that before. Turned over well, but never caught on. Couldn't hear a fuel pump when I turned it on. Filled ul the fuel tank and added some MMO and SeaFoam. Wha is the significance of a flashing gas gauge? I told her to wait a couple days and try it again. I didn't 't want to get any deeper into it. Working in a cold garage, with only the tools I brought with me. Any further suggestions?
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you are amazing, and thanks so very much.
 
docw1 said:
I suppose that's a possibility but I didn't want to really tear into the bike with just the tools I carried there, and in a cold garage to boot. If I had it in my garage, I could more methodically check it out. I told her to let is sit for a day or two and then check it again to see if it would start, to see if the MMO and SeaFoam loosens anything.
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Seen zero scat in garage, but now you've got me looking
 
docw1 said:
........the gas gauge was blinking......
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Older posts on this indicate it is sometimes resolved just by cleaning up the fuel gauge(s). Could be caused by the cruddy tank. If it is in fact just a gauge malfunction, it shouldn't interfere with starting the bike (except for the crud......).
 
MidLife said:
Older posts on this indicate it is sometimes resolved just by cleaning up the fuel gauge(s). Could be caused by the cruddy tank. If it is in fact just a gauge malfunction, it shouldn't interfere with starting the bike (except for the crud......).
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So, colon cleanse? High colonic? Sitting on trying to start again per doc's advice. There's always tomorrow.
 
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@ Sue, when you turn the key on, if you DON'T hear the fuel pump winding up (pressurizing) don't keep trying to crank it over or you will just kill the new battery.
 
Sue said:
What's it supposed to sound like?
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Your cell phone when set to vibrate but continuous for about three seconds.
Putting your ear near the passenger seat when you turn the key on makes it easier to hear if you aren't in a quiet location.

The kill switch on the right handle bar has to be in the ON position for the fuel pump to operate.
 
Andrew Shadow said:
Your cell phone when set to vibrate but continuous for about three seconds.
Putting your ear near the passenger seat when you turn the key on makes it easier to hear if you aren't in a quiet location.

The kill switch on the right handle bar has to be in the ON position for the fuel pump to operate.
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picture me the kill switch? literally
 
of course I can't hear my own fuel pump because the fans from the LED headlights drown it out. Tried it again today, I can hear the clicks of a relay, but no other noise. I put a bunch more Seafoam and some more MMO to try to soak any stuck parts and will try restating it in a week or so.
 
docw1 said:
of course I can't hear my own fuel pump because the fans from the LED headlights drown it out. Tried it again today, I can hear the clicks of a relay, but no other noise. I put a bunch more Seafoam and some more MMO to try to soak any stuck parts and will try restating it in a week or so.
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This would be a most beneficial time to start troubleshooting with a voltmeter.
Start at the battery. With the leads on the battery, hit the starter and see if the voltage drops. if it does not drop you are going to go in a direction of finding out what is stopping everything from flowing to A) the starter and B) the ignition system C) through the connections
It is also a valuable instrument for checking for bad grounds, connections and over draw. The probe makes it easy to test the fuses by probing the back of the ST Fuses. There is a bare spot in the exposed fuse to check.
There is a lot of tutorials on the internet on the benefits of a volt meter and how to use them, all of which are explained and described better than I do. Even the cheaper meters work well. It even helps the person who does not use them for their own use to understand how it works.
 
I'd drain the fuel out of every point that you can access the fuel lines and the filter.
Not just the top / main tank.
Replace with fresh gas treated with something like Sta-Bil, or Marvel's Mystery Oil (MMO).

But, for what it's worth, a friend whose husband got dementia and stopped riding his (2005?) Suzuki Hayabusa and then wanted to sell it 4 years later could not get it running by draining its fuel and putting in a new battery. They sold it for $750. And it had been a great-running bike when parked a few years prior, stored inside the attached garage (never below freezing, somewhat climate-controlled).
 
I had bought (1.5 years ago) a 2006 that had sat for a number of years. I replaced the throttlebody, and changed out the fuel in the lower tank and a new battery. When it wouldn't start, I shot some starter fluid down the throttlebodies and it finally started after a couple of tries. That bike has since been sitting out in a shed and and I have gone out and restarted several times with no issues.

My suggestion would be to drain the main tank as indicated below (see yellow circle - that tube goes down to the bottom of the lower tank and will drain just about all of both tanks - having enough gas cans on hand to hold both gas tanks):

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Remove the upper gas tank, and the air filter housing to expose the throttle body tubes.

You can try shooting some starter fluid down the throats of the tubes, or remove the tubes and expose the throttlebody.

Just a suggestion, nothing I haven't already done. ;)
 
Igofar said:
Did anyone check the tank for rust?
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I looked into the tank as far as I could see. No rust seen. I'm not sure she wants to get this far into the bike, but we'l see. I might try some starting fluid. I'll be out of town for a while, so maybe in a couple weeks, if the temps aren't too bad.
 
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