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Old 01-06-18, 02:41 PM   #21
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She only went and started first time. Thanks all.

Please feel free to carry on debating. If more people join in it'll be a (you all know the punchline).
It's the weekend. Go and get a pint and enjoy it.
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Old 01-06-18, 02:43 PM   #22
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She only went and started first time. Thanks all.

Please feel free to carry on debating. If more people join in it'll be a (you all know the punchline).
It's the weekend. Go and get a pint and enjoy it.
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Old 12-06-19, 07:29 AM   #23
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One year later and same **** different year.
I spent all evening trying not to swear at my bike. God I hate the stater switch. I hate putting it back together more than I hate that it doesn't do anything at the moment.

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I turn the key, all lights come on, she primes etc. Pull clutch in, push button - all that happens is my lights dim.
I completely took the stater switch apart - I really wish I hadn't as it was spotless and a git to get back together. The black connector was also spotless (as too was the green connector). Both got a dosing of contact cleaner for good measure.
The contact on the starter motor was a little corroded so that got cleaned up and sprayed.
Still nothing but dimmed lights.
I checked every fuse - all spotless and intact. I was staring at the starter solenoid when I remembered about bridging the terminals with a screwdriver. She started straight away!

OK so the starter motor is fine. What do I check now - is it the actual wiring which disappears into the loom shorting or is it the starter solenoid - again this looked spotless - apart from the two black spots on the contacts! Or is it something else - clutch switch checked - again spotless, and sprayed.

Please bear in mind I'm an electrical retard - I own a multimeter but have no idea what any of the settings really do.

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Old 12-06-19, 08:06 AM   #24
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It sounds like the starter solenoid has failed.


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Old 12-06-19, 08:08 AM   #25
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Do the lights dim, or switch right off? If they dim then something's drawing current, but some SVs (both of mine) have an actual switch that turns the headlights off when the button's pressed.

Regarding the solenoid, can you trace the wire that feeds it from the starter button, see whether that gets 12V when the button's pressed?
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Old 12-06-19, 08:47 AM   #26
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That sounds to me like a failed starter relay Martin. Might be worth spending the £12 - £15 for a new one. They only take a few minutes to change; unplug and unclip the old one and replace it with the new one.

Mine went last year up in Scotland, M&P sent me a new one up to the holiday place we were staying for the following day. Ten minutes later and I was up and running again.
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Old 12-06-19, 10:16 AM   #27
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+1 for starter relay....
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Old 12-06-19, 11:18 AM   #28
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That makes 3 votes for the starter solenoid. It is a cheap and easy thing to replace...


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Old 12-06-19, 12:29 PM   #29
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New starter, sounds like a plan then. Mine does look box fresh, but it might be a good place to start.

The sodding thing has started just now when I went to see if the lights dimmed or turned off.
I stopped and started it 4 times. Fired up no hesitation at all. I hate electrics.

Yesterday nothing, this morning nothing. Now it's like nothing ever happened.
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New starter, sounds like a plan then. Mine does look box fresh, but it might be a good place to start.

The sodding thing has started just now when I went to see if the lights dimmed or turned off.
I stopped and started it 4 times. Fired up no hesitation at all. I hate electrics.

Yesterday nothing, this morning nothing. Now it's like nothing ever happened.


... starter solenoid, not starter (£10 part as opposed to £100 part)!
This one should do:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F192901314533
It doesn’t really matter whether it looks new or not. It would be a good idea to check the condition of battery first though, a battery that is not holding charge can make the relay look as though it is misbehaving.


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