Post by taz on Feb 17, 2022 19:10:47 GMT 10
The starter on my 2015 (less than 4000km) has been playing up. Sometimes starting okay, sometimes just clicking. I was advised by Clare that this starter is not very good and a better model is available. For a price of course...
With nothing to loose I stripped the solenoid, it being most likely the culprit. I found a manufacturing defect, one coil wire was cut-off short of the terminal by about 0.5mm and was connected to the terminal only by a thin solder bridge. It had to fail sooner or later.
I have now extended the wire, re-soldered and put all back together. Working perfectly now, but for how long?
Does anyone have info on what the problem is with these starters that would warrant a replacement? Should I wait until it fails again or cough up for a new one now?
On another note, I have removed the kickstart as I was unable to start the bike with it. Much easier to shift now and I'm using front foot for up and down as suggested elsewhere on this forum. Works great! No more crunching - most of the time, just a satisfying 'clunk'.
With nothing to loose I stripped the solenoid, it being most likely the culprit. I found a manufacturing defect, one coil wire was cut-off short of the terminal by about 0.5mm and was connected to the terminal only by a thin solder bridge. It had to fail sooner or later.
I have now extended the wire, re-soldered and put all back together. Working perfectly now, but for how long?
Does anyone have info on what the problem is with these starters that would warrant a replacement? Should I wait until it fails again or cough up for a new one now?
On another note, I have removed the kickstart as I was unable to start the bike with it. Much easier to shift now and I'm using front foot for up and down as suggested elsewhere on this forum. Works great! No more crunching - most of the time, just a satisfying 'clunk'.
