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Message started by Coaxial on 06/12/14 at 06:48:53

Title: Urgent help required!
Post by Coaxial on 06/12/14 at 06:48:53

Hey guys I just got into work and on my last kilometer my bike started to jerk. Like it hesitated for a half a second. Throttle off sounded unusually garbly and more backfire.

Then I noticed that my lights were flickering dim a bit.

Just as a note, new battery, freshly cleaned carb, fresh rotella, cleaned airfilter as of about 1500km ago. I do have the Versy adjuster on. My bike is at around 43,000km. I put 8 liters of fuel in this morning.

Any help is appreciated! I am worried I wont make it home.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Dave on 06/12/14 at 06:51:43

Got anyplace nearby who can throw a charger on it for a while? The charger should be no more than 1.5 amps......2 if you absolutely have no other choice.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Coaxial on 06/12/14 at 06:57:32

Unfortunately no, my back up was to ask someone to jump start my bike if need be.

Do you think it is the electricals for sure? I hope it just a loose connection. On my break I will try and find out.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by shorty on 06/12/14 at 07:08:27

with it running at fast idle, not real fast, about 1500 rpm, put a digital voltmeter on it, it must be 13.5 or above, engine off should be 12.5v

added:
even a charged battery won't power the bike long if rectifier is fried

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by verslagen1 on 06/12/14 at 07:17:24

Good news: you made it to work (yea)
Bad news: you either have a loose connection or a short.
remove the seat, check the connectors to the rectumfryer.
else turn on the ignition and look for smoke signals, them electrical gremlins could be on the warpath.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Spamy on 06/12/14 at 07:19:01

Any mods lately? Almost sounds like a wire shorting out that may have been pinched during reassembly.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Coaxial on 06/12/14 at 07:23:32

Nothing recently was done to the bike. My bike was in the rain yesterday and it is rather humid today. So I might go with the short theory.

I dont have access to a Voltmeter, I think another option for this is the police motorcycle station here, maybe they are nice peeps.

I'm gonna head down now and check out the bike.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Coaxial on 06/12/14 at 07:51:22

I just went down to check for any loose connections or any smells of shorts.. Couldnt find any. The bike started but not without issues:

The first time I tried to turn it on(in neutral kickstand down) the whole bike shut off, even the headlights. Wouldnt start up again for a bit till i put the kickstand up. So maybe it was the kickstand switch but it worked after turning it off and turning it on kickstand down.

Still sputtering about.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/12/14 at 08:49:19

Did ya pull the tank? Theres a connector under that CAN just get loose & it shuts everything off.. One guy got home, went in the house, came out & Nada, Zippo,, It had worked loose & just came far enough apart when he set in on the stand that it simply wouldnt do anything,,

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Coaxial on 06/12/14 at 09:06:03

I shall check it out soon.. I didnt think of that thanks.. If you guys have any other ideas let me know

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Steve H on 06/12/14 at 16:07:15

I had a problem with that same connector. Lights started flickering, not running well at all, when I turned in the driveway, it just died. I had no lights or anything. Luckily I remembered reading about someone else who had that problem on here and went hunting the connector. Pushed it back together well and everything's been fine since.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Beagle on 06/12/14 at 20:49:40

I had a cable that was loose and frayed and caused electrical problems until I found it. Sounds like a short somewhere to me.

Title: Re: Urgent help required!
Post by Coaxial on 06/13/14 at 07:23:05

Hey Guys thanks for all the help and input. After a long exhaustive search, I found the culprit.

I feel so stupid as it was just a loose bolt connecting the positive terminal to the battery. When i checked it initially i just gave it a tug check but not a screw check as it was covered by the rubber hat thing.