Re: Broken down ST

["Joe at Hercules" <joww@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've known people with similar problem, and the cause for them was just a
simple bad connection on the battery's ground terminal. Disconnect it and
cleans, worth a try. good luck.

Joe,
- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gillespie <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Sprint ST <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2000 5:01 PM
Subject: Broken down ST


>Evening all,
>
>    Bad news on the reliability front :-(
>
>    I stopped off on the way home this evening to pick up some beer,
>and when I went back to the bike it wouldn't start.  It didn't even
>attempt to turn over and there wasn't even that "flat battery" whirr
>from the starter solenoid.
>
>    I checked the fuses and tried a jump start, still nothing.  When I
>turn the ignition on there is no sound of the fuel pump pressurising
>the system.  The idiot lights come on, and there is the sound of a
>relay when I press the starter button, but no more.  I think that the
>relay sounds like it's in the switchgear on the right hand handlebar,
>but the second breakdown recovery man thought it was under the tank.
>
>    The first breakdown recovery man thought that it could be related
>to the immobiliser (a Meta 351a).  I have to agree that the signs
>point to that, but the alarm and immobiliser respond to the remote,
>and when the immobiliser is on the bike is completely dead, no idiot
>lights, nothing.
>
>    Tomorrow evening I'll pull the bodywork and see if there are any
>obviously loose connections; if not I'll borrow a van and pay a visit
>to Lilleys.
>
>    If anyone's got any ideas I'd love to hear 'em!
>
>                Jim
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