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24-06-19, 06:28 PM | #41 |
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Re: Intermittent Start
Er, I'm a lazy, technically incompetent, tight @rse and so jst wiggled it until the starter kicked in.
Sorry to disappoint.. It does upset everyone else who tries to start it and can't, recovery drivers, MoT testers.. and I step in like God!!
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24-06-19, 06:32 PM | #42 | |
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I was hoping for a highly technical note describing the procedure to identify that fault that the forum could keep in its technical library. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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24-06-19, 06:43 PM | #43 |
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I can only apologise again!
But it does work...
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24-06-19, 06:51 PM | #44 |
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Is it an aftermarket lever?
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24-06-19, 08:21 PM | #45 |
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Yes. Replaced after my slam dunk on a roundabout by a car driver who didn't look.
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24-06-19, 08:36 PM | #46 |
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Maybe the dunk opened up the mount slightly, giving the lever more play?
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24-06-19, 08:41 PM | #47 | |
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That would make sense. Yes. It also loosened the disc bobbins on the front discs too as pointed out by a very knowledgeable mechanic.
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25-06-19, 07:33 AM | #48 |
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It's working for now. I completely took the clutch switch apart, gave everything a clean and quickly sanded the contacts - they didn't look too bad to start with but hey ho. Squirted everything with contact cleaner, blew it out.
And found out that as Toooldtodie suggested following a similar technical checklist of diagnosis - lots of random wiggling - that my clutch lever is worn too. When I removed the lever to look, the bolt hole is more oval than round. It's the original lever. Fix - If I lift it slightly when I squeeze it. Bingo. 99% of the time it's starting first time. It'll do for now, if it turns into too much of a pain in the harris I'll remove it. As the fork is still leaking and the tyres are on the limit waiting for payday, it's the least of my worries for now. As always thanks for your input peeps. |
25-06-19, 07:57 AM | #49 | |
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Well,fancy that happening to both you and toooldtodie, but good that you have found the problem and solved it at no cost. I suspect my K6 had suffered something similar - the original owner had shorted out the switch with a really scruffy 13A crimp connector (crimped with a pair of pliers). I’ve soldered the wires and sealed them with some heat shrink so it is much neater, but I’m still happier without the switch (I’ll decide when the bike starts - I don’t want it telling me). Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Last edited by Othen; 25-06-19 at 11:50 AM. |
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04-07-19, 10:49 AM | #50 |
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I have a spare adjustable Chinese clutch lever for a 1999 to 2009 sv650 or sv650S these currently retail at £16.88 free postage from China. Mine is bright blues anodised aluminium milled from a solid billet. I
I had a pair of these on the bike when I dropped it and broke the brake lever. I got a new set in silver and the blue clutch lever became a spare. You can have it for £7 posted. PM me with you details if interested. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Long-Brak....c100005.m1851
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