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Originally Posted by Monster Rob
My Yamaha XT600E dose not seem to like this cold weather as it wont start and when i have the battery connected evan when the ignition is off it will try to start untill it flattens the battery. Has any one eles had this problem.
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I had the exact same problem yesterday on my TT600RE.
The battery was low (it’s winter) and the solenoid stuck. This is solenoid is 6 months old, the last one had a different problem, it did not connect.
IMHO this design is rubbish, the solenoids are simply not up for the task. I don’t like the cost of replacing them on a regular basis and I HATE the idea of them failing in the middle of nowhere, where I do most of my riding.
So before I install the third one this year I will look at alternatives. I went out and bought this small car-solenoid for next-to-nothing, maybe a little update of electrical system is the way to go.. I will let you guys know..
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Yamaha XT600E '01, Honda XR400 '03, Yamaha XT550 '83
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