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hertsrider · Senior Member

Starting/electric issues

Cubber · Super Guru

Oh dear, Neil - you should have taken the bike on holiday and used it. wink biggrin

If it was working before being laid up and there is power in the battery then it would more than likely be a rougue connection/poor earth that is shortng out somewhere. cry

Check the safety switches - stand, neutral and clutch - to see if they are the cause.

Does the starter or its solenoid make a clicking sound? confuse

Carefully shaking the loose end of wires and tweaking the earth pionts may persuade it to work. hmm

Failing that then it's down to checking all the ignition circuit and electrial connections generally.

Martyn

hanzo · Senior Member

have you checked the battery is at full capacity. it would light neutral light ect but maybe not enough power to turn starter. i would give it a charge then try simple things first as the bike has stood and was working ok prior to this.

-- Edited by hanzo on Sunday 7th of September 2014 09:21:27 PM

TTRfan · Super Guru

Try putting the TTR in second or third gear and rocking it back and forth. Then try the starter again.

Brian

hertsrider · Senior Member

Thanks all, will try some of your suggestions tonight.

hertsrider · Senior Member

No joy as yet, if the battery was the problem, surely the electrics wouldn't work...as it is I have lights, indicators, horn hazards etc all working.
No noise at all when I press the starter button, can't hear the solenoid or anything.....just the neutral light dims.
Interestingly, when the kill switch is set to on the neutral light doesn't dim...when its off, the neutral light dims...I'm at a loss here....looked at all of the connector blocks under the seat and tank....they're all looking ok, can't find any loose wires or anything!!

TTRfan · Super Guru

Did you try rocking it in gear?

If the neutral light is dimming when you press the starter button then there is a current draw so the switch is probably OK.

It is possible that the solenoid is taking current but not actually working if it isn't even clicking.

If you have been following Mogwai's "lemon" thread you will know that he had a similar issue that turned out to be a faulty solenoid.

To test if it is the solenoid at fault, I suggested the following:

A quick way to check if its the solenoid that's faulty is to short across the terminals with something fairly solid and metallic! If the starter then turns over its most likely the solenoid or the connections to it.

hertsrider · Senior Member

Thanks Brian, I'll have to check the solenoid tomorrow.
Bit of an update, managed to. Bump start it today and it ran perfectly ok, rode it for 10mins round the block....got home and turned it off....only for it to not start again....same issue.

So it bump starts and runs perfectly.....just won't start on the button.....now I wish I had a kick start!

hertsrider · Senior Member

Seems it is the solenoid....did what you said Brian and the bike turned over.....New solenoid it is then!

TTRfan · Super Guru

hertsrider wrote:
Seems it is the solenoid....did what you said Brian and the bike turned over.....New solenoid it is then!

Phew - got there - nice cheap fix then wink

Brian

hertsrider · Senior Member

Yes Brian, ordered the solenoid from ORO today, here tomorrow! Read the "lemon" thread and thought I'd give it a go!
Thanks for your help as usual.

hertsrider · Senior Member

Finally got the bike started, replacing the solenoid is a tricky job, not much space to work with but did it, and replaced the battery at the same time! Now to get out and enjoy some of the warwickshire lanes this weekend finally....it's been a long 6 weeks off the bike!