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2 Feb 2013
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dead bike oddity
So i went to start my bike the other day, hadnt been out on it in just over a week. Anyway started easy enough with the choke. Had a smoke while it warmed up got my glives ect. Knocked the choke off to set off n it started missing, give it a bit of throttle n wouldnt rev! Then i put my lights on n it ran sweet! Turned lights off missing again! So put lights on went for a long fast ish ride to get warm n waste fuel lol n filled with fresh fuel. Got houme went in had tea went to put bike away everything ok ;-)
Today went out fired it up no problem, ran fine without choke ect, set off got about 500yds down yhe road, stopped at the junction n it died on me! Went to start it n nothing, no ignition lights, no power to switches, lights, horn, indicators ect... So pushed it home. Not looked into it yet, got a few ideas where to look n what for but any other suggestions welcome.
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2 Feb 2013
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Obvious checks would be power related. Start with the battery, then main fuse then ignition switch. Model and age of bike might make it easier to diagnose.
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2 Feb 2013
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Sorry forgot to mention its a 1991 3tb, the slowest n oldest bike i have lol n the only one i wont be selling ;-)
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Check your starter relay, there is a copper strip from the battery terminal on it to the fuse holder, this supplies the power to everything, but the strip has a couple of bends in it as is prone to cracking and you loose all power to the bike, you may need to take the relay apart to see this which is easy to do, if not check your ignition switch for continuity with a meter.
Good luck
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3 Feb 2013
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I had very similar symptoms. Fitted a new voltage regulator, problem gone. Mine didn't get as far as the 'dead bike' stage, but I had all the bad running, cured by turning the lights on.
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4 Feb 2013
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So just a quick update, went to investigate this aft n bike starts n runs fine. Dont ya just love intermittent electrical faults lol.
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