Compared to other bikes the machine has consistently had a weak but reliable crank. Machines been non-functional for near a month. battery replaced twice, new expensive +$150 battery. Battery good. Wires from battery (both + & -) replaced, solenoid replaced, module on side of oil tank tested good so did wires, checked with spare module( or is it a fuse box). connections all along the electrical system have been checked and cleaned. Grounds to the frame have been checked and cleaned. :cry bike shows no improvement. starter was removed and tested great, dissembled, looked good on the inside. multiple both the old wire leading from the former battery to the solenoid have been checked. Neither the new nor the old wires are transmitting more than 8.6 v to solenoid. Expensive battery reads8.6v, cheap battery reads 8.1v to solenoid. Bike will not start when jump is done to bypass the solenoid. This bike has me, two tinkers one self taught gear head and a semi-aged professorially trained motorcycle mechanic stumped.
P.S. machine will on occasion start when jumped from a truck, most of the time it will not. Has not started or clicked in 8 days. Dash lights function as before issue.
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P.S. machine will on occasion start when jumped from a truck, most of the time it will not. Has not started or clicked in 8 days. Dash lights function as before issue.
Please keep responses short or capitalize important info, this blog will be viewed by 2 of the 4 people helping me with this machine.
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