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Re: [ST] Bike Will Not Start continued
- Subject: Re: [ST] Bike Will Not Start continued
- From: Chuck Fergerson <cferger@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 17:52:29 -0700
First: thanks for replies.
Second: Also found that the horn doesn't work. Interesting....
On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 18:32:32 -0400, morgan <mjones6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I don't believe Chuck's problem is the clutch sensor. If it was the
> bike would not have been able to be bump started. That switch
> interrupts the ingnition completely.
>
> While I've never seen his problem in particular, it sounds like an issue
> with the starter. Before replacing the (not very old) starter, try
> wiggling wires around the starter and the starter switch while holding
> the switch. If the bike turns over at any point, trace the wire you
> last wiggled, look for a broken wire, short to ground, etc.
>
> Good luck. Electrical problems suck.
>
> -morgan
> Philadelphia, PA
>
>
>
>
> Andrew Moss wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I've only had my ST two weeks now but I had exactly the same symptons, the
> > day after I got the bike. In my case it turned out to be a connector on a
> > small black electric cable coming from the clutch lever (presumably a
> > switch). Follow the cable from the clutch for a little while and I found a
> > connector that had become disconnected - easily fixed and it restored life
> > straight away!! Maybe this is the prob??
> >
> > I tried bump starting it but even in fourth gear it wouldn't work and only
> > locked the rear wheel. My Fazer 1000 and VFR800 used to be easy to bump
> > start - maybe I haven't got the right technique with the Triumph yet!!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > 2000 Black Sprint ST (Liverpool)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chuck Fergerson" <cferger@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:19 PM
> > Subject: [ST] Bike Will Not Start
> >
> >
> >
> >>Howdy,
> >>
> >>Yesterday my once trustworthy steed left me stranded. It started right
> >>up in the am and off i went to the doctor. An hour later (unbelievably
> >>i was in and out of the doctor in 1 hour) the bike wouldn't start.
> >>Turn the key and the lights were nice and bright but squeeze the
> >>clutch and press the starter and I only hear a single click.
> >>
> >>I called my shop and they said it sounded like a bad battery. So I
> >>went and bought a battery and the same symptoms. While looking for a
> >>place to park the bike more long term, I managed to find a little hill
> >>and bump start the bike.
> >>
> >>Got the bike home plugged it in to battery tender overnight and still
> >>won't start.
> >>
> >>Any ideas?
> >>
> >>Chuck
> >>2000 black Sprint St.
> >>
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