Yup. I thought this this starting problem was caused either by my battery or the spark plug. Both have evidence: I lost some mysterious odorless fluid at one point during my trip which could have been battery fluid. At the time, the rear brake fluid was also low though. And later I electrocuted myself when I touched the spark plug. I didn't have any fresh plugs at the time so I had to replace it with another old one. I'm essentially broke so I haven't been able to test either theory yet but I'll let you know when I get around to it.

About the battery though.. If it were low on fluid, or in need of replacement, wouldn't all the electronics suffer? At the moment I'm able to use turn on the lights and the ignition and they don't seem to be suffering. The engine also sounds normal when I try to start it.

I mentioned the starter motor because someone else with the same bike had what seems like a similar problem and that fixed it. I'm not sure however if he was able to turn over the engine or not.

The bike has a fuel injection system by the way.