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My 1995 Vulcan 1500 died while driving, and will not restart. No other problems until this. Bike has gas and cranks but will not start. Looking for advice on where to start.
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the first problem is a dead short in the break light circuit that is blowing the fuse
with a new battery , you will have to reset the ECM to get it to start
TO ALL VN1500 OWNERS....This once happen to me, I went to the garage to start the bike "Nothing ""The first thing is the lights are bright but no turning over,Next you think the solenoid is kaput but the answer was very simple and the fix takes 30 seconds.. Do not take the bike to bits looking for other problems and look at the clutch leaver and you will see some wires going into a plastic shroud going into the switch in the clutch leaver, Make sure this has not popped out if its connection as it some times may do after a few years due to constant turning on the handlebars, When this is not connected you will have a bike that will not fire up but comes alive and you will hear a clicking noise but this is from the engine carb area and every function of the bike will work but it will not turn over, Worth looking at and saves sixteen quid for a starter unit you never needed.
If you found the drain plug then I'm sure you have found the site glass for the oil on the left hand side of the crank case. Above the sight glass at the top of the crank case is a very large cap that looks like it take s a giant screw driver. Unscrew it and pour oil in.
Yes trans is lubed by the motor oil.
The final drive is like a rearend in a car. Gearlube.
need to start by checking the float height in the carburetor also check the needle and seat just above the float for debris or damaged seals as this will cause the carb to overfill with fuel and pore out the vent. I would suggest a clymers service manual for specifications on the carb. goodluck.
your carbs are dirty. and probably need to be balanced also... bring the bike bto a garage and have them cleaned by a profesional.... also after market pipes don't give your bike the proper back pressure .. that can mess up your carbs timing
I would check the fuel pressure just after starting and again after 10-15 minutes (or before it dies). Sounds like a fuel delivery problem. Could be a stuffed up filter, or the fuel pump could be dying.
I had a Volkswagen some years ago and it had two fuel pumps, a large one up in the engine bay and a small "helper" in the gas tank. The one in the gas tank was bad but the bigone was fine, so I'd start the car normally, drive for about 20 minutes, then the car would die and not want to start again until it had cooled off. Maybe you have the same setup.
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