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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:35 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Another year, another starter motor....
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3578
Re: Another year, another starter motor....
What's been happening is, when I try to start it it's very lethargic, as if the battery is flat. Then I press it a few more times and it starts to speed up, not slow down as a dead battery would, until it eventually fires. Everytime I've had symptoms like these I checked the battery & the reg re...
- Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:14 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Another year, another starter motor....
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3578
Re: Another year, another starter motor....
Battery is definitely ok, had it on trickle charge over the weekend. When I put it on charge it went to maintain cycle straight away.
My problem could be I work nights, so trying to start it in the cold all the time cannot be helping
My problem could be I work nights, so trying to start it in the cold all the time cannot be helping
- Wed Dec 14, 2016 11:54 am
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Another year, another starter motor....
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3578
Re: Another year, another starter motor....
So I've been procrastinating all morning. Motorbike has exhibited signs all week of it needing the starter motor replacing, I have a spare one sat here anyway from the last time it gave up so eventually I got all the tools together to go out & do it. Thought I'd give the starter a prod just to s...
- Wed Dec 14, 2016 8:33 am
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Another year, another starter motor....
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3578
Another year, another starter motor....
My biggest consumable on my bike seems to be starter motors, I think this one has lasted two years. It's getting so I recognise the symptoms straight away now. It must be all the salt & sh1t that gets flung at it during these Autumn/Winter months. I live out in the middle of the countryside &...
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 4:25 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Stolen bikes..
- Replies: 3
- Views: 647
Stolen bikes..
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/201 ... ham-hotel/
I suppose somebody will want them, but they are going to be hard to hide....
I suppose somebody will want them, but they are going to be hard to hide....
- Wed Oct 19, 2016 12:19 am
- Forum: Jokes
- Topic: Crap joke #379
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1743
Re: Crap joke #379
And sucks....cybercarl wrote:At least it's clean.
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dreamer
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1321
Re: Dreamer
An SP-1 for a grand more... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-SP1-VTR1000-SP-Y-SP1-PLATER-COLOURS/152078516319?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D39069%26meid%3D1514e94c0f834732ad83b83d5e46b8e9%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D262654716...
- Thu Aug 11, 2016 3:11 pm
- Forum: Items Wanted
- Topic: Sidestand anyone? (another one, I know)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 656
Sidestand anyone? (another one, I know)
Any straight standard sidestand available? Went to my bike after work last night & mine appears to have bent during the night. How the feck it did that I don't know, but now it's leaning more to the left than the Labour party has done in years, bit concerned it may break and/or topple over (the ...
- Thu Aug 11, 2016 3:05 pm
- Forum: Items For Sale
- Topic: Ebay Finds (unusal/cheap/rare/or just good value)
- Replies: 5673
- Views: 516484
Re: Ebay Finds (unusal/cheap/rare/or just good value)
Not really an ebay find as such, as it's my listing (sorry if it's in the wrong place but the sales/wants thread suggests a fixed price listing). Quite rare trousers, good for touring or just those rare hot days where you wish you could wear shorts but sense tells you to wear armoured trousers on th...
- Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:44 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: What's my blinking problem?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1806
Re: What's my blinking problem?
Have you checked your indicator wiring to make sure you don't have a short and one of the connectors is grounding to the frame or a bare wire? I hadn't, but I shall once my week of night shifts ends, it's just odd it's only on the left and over 4k rpm My thinking is this and it might be total baldr...
- Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:39 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: What's my blinking problem?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1806
Re: What's my blinking problem?
My KTM did similar things. Filament bulbs. Put resistors in series and it was fixed. I used these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryde-Motorcycle-LED-Indicator-Resistors/dp/B00HEHTEW2 These are for LEDs, but they worked with your non-leds? May be worth a punt for a fiver if checking for a short doesn't co...
- Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:14 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: What's my blinking problem?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1806
Re: What's my blinking problem?
I hadn't, but I shall once my week of night shifts ends, it's just odd it's only on the left and over 4k rpmVTR Phoenix wrote:Have you checked your indicator wiring to make sure you don't have a short and one of the connectors is grounding to the frame or a bare wire?
- Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:13 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: What's my blinking problem?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1806
Re: What's my blinking problem?
Thanks, but I don't have LEDs just old school exploding filament lamps!carmanbikes wrote:I have a new flasher unit for LED indis, pm me your address and I will post it to you and try it
- Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:36 am
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: What's my blinking problem?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1806
Re: What's my blinking problem?
Nope, don't have LED indicators, just mini ones with filament bulbs in. It only happens above 4000rpm and only on the leftVTR Phoenix wrote:Did you ever change your blinker box for the led one? Think it cant cope with the bulb and led requirements. If not I think that would be your fix.
- Thu Aug 04, 2016 3:00 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: What's my blinking problem?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1806
What's my blinking problem?
Hi all, a curious problem here. As I was coming off the motorway this morning doing 65 ish my left indicator was blinking at almost double speed. At first I thought the rear bulb had blown but as it was darkish I could see in my mirrors that it hadn't. Now here's the confusing bit. As I slowed down ...