Starting problem........clicky/clicky/clicky

[STRAMASHER]

Hello folks,

Had to bump the SV to get home from work (sunny and not to far to push to a hill! ).

Idiot lights and display all ok, but no sweep of tacho. Press starter and LCD display "breaks up" and the dreaded clicking. Ugh!

Is this as simple as a new battery or summit else? Anybody have similar symtoms when their battery gave up the ghost?

Away to have a look with a Stella and my favourite hammer

Any theories to the cause of this devastating news to my wee prescious, much appreciated.

K3 pointy 11,500m

Cheers

Andy

[fizzwheel]

Thats exactly what mine did when it had a flat battery.

As to why it had a flat battery, was because the Reg / Rec failed and the battery wasnt charging properly.

Have a search for previous threads that go into more details as to how to check the charging circuit is working properly before you shell out on a new battery.

HTH

^^^ Wot he said! ^^^

If it's not the battery, take the starter switch apart, spray with WD40 & reassemble (the old Aprilia won't start in the morning trick....)

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[STRAMASHER]

Cheers lads for being so prompt.............

.....the little bastid started! Tried it 3 times and started no problem. Please god not an intermittent electrical problem! That got me thinking maybe the SV does not do a sweep of the rev counter? (My other Suzi does)

Will look into the charging checks. I had reg/rec probs on a couple of previous Hondas but a long time ago. Fingers crossed it is not. £££££

Ah weel, its another beer then.................

thanks

Andy

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

Cheers lads for being so prompt.............

.....Tried it 3 times and started no problem.

That definitely sounds like my comment above... Should take you 5 - 10 minutes to fix (until the next time)

[STRAMASHER]

Originally Posted by Jelster

If it's not the battery, take the starter switch apart, spray with WD40 & reassemble (the old Aprilia won't start in the morning trick....)

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Cheers Jelster,

I am religious in the application of the glorious WD40 as the bike gets used daily. Going to do the ignition barrel and starter for good measure tho'. Its the magic spray innit!?


Andy

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

.....the little bastid started! Tried it 3 times and started no problem. Please god not an intermittent electrical problem! That got me thinking maybe the SV does not do a sweep of the rev counter? (My other Suzi does)

Mine (K6) doesn't sweep on ignition on, never has. GSXR's etc do.

[jambo]

As Jelster said check the relay, but the SV doesn't, to my knowledge do a sweep of the tacho.

Check the nuts on the battery and starter relay are tight. Be a little careful doing this as if you connect the Positive terminal of the battery or the lead to the starter relay to the negative terminal or the bike's frame using say, a nice shiny screwdriver you get a shower of sparks (Why I know this is probably becoming obvious)

DEFO a flat battery, i had this issue got so bad the bike would not even turn on but got the dreaded clicking sooo many times, id go with the battery first,
this is one of the two things i know how to do with a bike this and change the levers lol,