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07-03-19, 01:20 PM | #11 |
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Re: Electric/Mechanical gremlins?
Thanks everyone for the feedback and help I’ll see what I can do over the weekend, I go to LA on Monday so I might not get time to get everything tested but the replies so far have been extremely helpful
I’ve had the bike like 6 years tbh and it’s been flawless mechanically even with its tiny journeys,. It just seems to have gotten worse recently I will report back if I find anything! You have all been great Honestly if I could throw £500 at the bike to have it like new I’d do it in a heartbeat, I cannot afford a new bike but this cost me like £2k and it’s been such a fun machine I never want to see it go |
07-03-19, 01:22 PM | #12 |
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Re: Electric/Mechanical gremlins?
The tensioners may rattle but that doesn't make them crap, there's a sleeve inside that rattles about, very rare to see one actually fail.
Electrics wise, if you've got flickering lights etc then there's obviously some gremlin in there. Top candidates are the connector from the main fuse on top of the starter relay, bad earth (there's a couple of connections buried in the loom that can snot up) and connectors that feed the clocks. Lumpy idle, probably needs a service. Carb balance sorts that.
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07-03-19, 02:41 PM | #13 | |
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... If not then now would be a good time to find a local bike mechanic or bike shop (not a main dealer, £500 won't go far there). Just ask around local bikers or search the internet for a local chap and leave it with him. It is hard for us to guess what might be the problem by proxy, but a good bike mechanic with a knowledge of SVs would diagnose the issues very quickly. Good fortune, Alan |
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07-03-19, 03:30 PM | #14 |
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Re: Electric/Mechanical gremlins?
Yes absolutely serviced every year without fail
I guess that might be my only solution, I havnt really been happy with any of the mechanics in the area so I didn’t know if anyone in my area knew of anyone good with this model Thanks Alan |
07-03-19, 05:18 PM | #15 |
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Re: Electric/Mechanical gremlins?
Could be any of the following:
Bad earth Green connector of death going bad Some other wiring/connector blocks having ingested a lot of filth and potentially burned out with your RR going bad
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07-03-19, 05:21 PM | #16 | |
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Check out my Blog on my R/R upgrade as well as previous electrical connector cleaning, https://cx500.000webhostapp.com/Mosf...sfetUniRR.html
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07-03-19, 05:37 PM | #17 | |
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07-03-19, 06:31 PM | #18 | |
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https://www.cjmotoengineering.com/?u..._campaign=yell I don't know the area myself (I live in the Midlands) but if I was looking for a bike mechanic I might try someone like this. Maybe you could get him to collect before your trip next week? Alan Last edited by Othen; 07-03-19 at 06:43 PM. |
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07-03-19, 09:54 PM | #19 | |
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Is the Reg/rec something that will definitely fail? Is it worth changing out in advance at a certain mileage? |
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08-03-19, 07:46 AM | #20 |
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No, it's not. I'm just nudging 90,000 miles on my 2000 curvy and it's still on the original rec/rec.
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