Re: [St] The Sprint ST is back

["Rupert Galea" <rgalea@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ed,
When two of the wires on my ignition switch broke the bike cut off
when the handlebars were in a certain position. See the bottom of this
page
http://www.rgalea.com/bikes/st/my_st.html

I ended up soldering the two broken wires.

$700 seems awful steep since bikebandit.com sell the ignition switch
for $200. You may want to find another dealer.

Glad you bike is running again.
Rupert

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Edward Neu <edwardneu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I wrote a while ago about the stalling and ultimate inability to start of my
> 2001 Spint ST (BRG, the most temperamental color). Well, it is back again. I
> followed the suggestions of those on this list, the O ring on the stepper
> switch, fuel filter, etc. Still bare ran if at all.
>
> Off to the dealer I went. I authorized $250 in labor to explore, and they
> called and said it was the ignition switch, which they replaced. I went to
> pick up the bike and paid $700 (SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS!). When they went to
> bring the bike around it would not run, it appeared to be running on 1 or
> two cylinders only.
>
> A week later, they said they changed the spark plugs that have fouled as a
> result of the intermittent ignition switch failure. That all seemed unlikely
> to me, but it is running like a champ now. I am slowly trying to regain
> confidence in its reliability.
>
> The curious thing is that they were explaining that the ignition switch is
> held on by special bolts. A few year ago, the special bolts fell out and I
> replaced them with allen bolts and locktite. According to the mechanic the
> ignition switch cut off when the handlebars were in a certain position.
>
> Ed
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