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Is this bad for my motorcycle?

I pushed the start button on my motorcycle a couple times thinking it was the horn. The bike made a noise, lights dimmed, and check engine light came on only when pressing the button. My bike is only 6 months old. Should I worry about it?

Public Comments

1. If the bike was running you sent the start out in the flywheel which is bad for the starter. I would stop doing that.
2. no
3. NO your motorcycle LOVES it when you do crap like this to it........
4. For future reference, always give year, make, engine size and model # when asking questions. We need all of that info to give an informed answer. Nothing to worry about. Since your bike has a check engine light, I'll assume it's a newer sportbike with EFI The noise you heard was the starter clutch free wheeling. The starter motor draws a massive amount of amps. That's why the lights dimmed - the starter motor robbed the rest of the bike of power. That's also why the check engine light came on. The ECM (electronic control modual (computer)) was robbed of power and read the signals from the engine sensors incorrectly.
5. no i wouldn't unless u notice a change in the starter. if it skips or has a rough starting noise than u may want to check it, but i would seriously recommend that u didn't do it too often
6. too late to late to worry about it. try pushing the turn signal button instead of the starter the next time you get a case of the dumbass, it wont honk either but will do less damage. no wonder people think motorcycles are dangerous!
7. same as turning key in car once car is running....nothing too major but DON'T make a habbit out of it....if you doo all the time will cause wear.......
8. No, but don't make a habit of it. You may have milled (shaved off a flew slivers of metal) the start drive (the gear that connects the starting motor to the flywheel) and/or the flywheel slightly, but they are strong metal. If the bikes starter engages normally on subsequent starts, then you should be fine. Chris