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Starting Problem

petrosc

petrosc

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Yes Bill

Centaur said:
Petros' starting problem traced to the starter button. WD40 helped a bit but we are going to get some contact cleaner and see if that clears the problem or whether a new assembly is needed. @tu*
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I am going to look in Ebay for it and wait for 4 or so days to come rather than doing 80 miles round trip for a can in Kalamata. For certain though, next time I am in Kalamata I will buy a couple of tins for my stock....I dont think they loose their qualities if they are kept for a year or two.

In the mean time I will also search for an assy.

RegardsR#?
 
Tinytim

Tinytim

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Good stuff. RHS gubbins with start button etc for handlebar should be about ?20-?25 on Evil bay. That's where I got mine when my starter button and/or kill -switch failed. ( couldn't suggest it as my diagnosis was based on just blind guesswork ,- modesty prevents me adding, "a touch of common sense" too ;-0)))

Great stuff pertrosc. @tu* Nice one Bill, took ya fekkin time i know but nice one.. :bow:
 
Centaur

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Tinytim said:
Good stuff. RHS gubbins with start button etc for handlebar should be about ?20-?25 on Evil bay. That's where I got mine when my starter button and/or kill -switch failed. ( couldn't suggest it as my diagnosis was based on just blind guesswork ,- modesty prevents me adding, "a touch of common sense" too ;-0)))

Great stuff pertrosc. @tu* Nice one Bill, took ya fekkin time i know but nice one.. :bow:
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Twat.

As some detective said "When you have eliminated every thing else what is left, no matter how unlikely, is the solution" 8rfl@
 
petrosc

petrosc

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Daft Q?

Bill, since our talk on skype, I tried a couple of things and what I can't understand is this: :bang:

1. Turn ignition on
2. Start engine by other means (not start button)
3. Stop engine
4. Turn ignition on
5. Use the start button and presto, engine starts as norm with no hesitation

Why does this happen?

If you try to start the engine again, hold your breath, IT STARTS AGAIN

If you leave the engine off for ten minutes, it does not start from the button again :dunno:
 
C

CBRDEAN0

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petrosc said:
Bill, since our talk on skype, I tried a couple of things and what I can't understand is this: :bang:

1. Turn ignition on
2. Start engine by other means (not start button)
3. Stop engine
4. Turn ignition on
5. Use the start button and presto, engine starts as norm with no hesitation

Why does this happen?

If you try to start the engine again, hold your breath, IT STARTS AGAIN

If you leave the engine off for ten minutes, it does not start from the button again :dunno:
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Do you have a spare car battery you could use to support the bike battery with jump leads ( car battery NOT attached to car )

That would eliminate or condem the bike battery as the culprit.
 
Centaur

Centaur

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Thanks Deano.

We know the battery is good. We have a problem with an intermittent starter button. Proved by bypassing.
 
petrosc

petrosc

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So

Tinytim said:
Good stuff. RHS gubbins with start button etc for handlebar should be about ?20-?25 on Evil bay. That's where I got mine when my starter button and/or kill -switch failed. ( couldn't suggest it as my diagnosis was based on just blind guesswork ,- modesty prevents me adding, "a touch of common sense" too ;-0)))

Great stuff pertrosc. @tu* Nice one Bill, took ya fekkin time i know but nice one.. :bow:
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You had the same problem then TT?:rant:
 
Tinytim

Tinytim

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petrosc said:
You had the same problem then TT?:rant:
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Yes, about 3 years ago. Tried to carefully dismantle the switch to clean/look at the contacts which was about as clever as asking a brickie to undertake a touch of microsurgery...therefore I broke the fekka and for good measure, smashed the rest in anger. Then I visited e-bay. @tu*
 
Centaur

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Dismantle?

Was it your spring that hit the space station then? 8rfl@
 
petrosc

petrosc

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Oh dear

What frightens me is replacing the whole thing although I can see that there is plug ins on the electrics side......and what about the accelerator cables?

fl4g71

sh1tehppns

I shall have to do it.....
 
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