NicoNZ

The ignition fuse is 15amp which is the one that blew. 4th fuse from the front.

Thanks Phil, That's an easy fix. Will check the fuses.

Good question. Will have to check when home. What I know is that without double checking, the order of fuses as they pertain to amperage from the manual didn't match the order in the bike. The fuse that blew took out all electrics like the bike was absolutely dead. Almost as if the battery had been taken out. I have had an instant dead battery on another bike so first check was to disconnect the battery and quickly short the terminals to prove that in fact it still had plenty of go juice. So that would point to the ignition fuse.

Had an overnight trip planned and set off on the ST4s all loaded up. Stopped at work on the way and it would not start again. No further details, its not a guzzi Took the panniers off and managed to get a lift home and quickly set up the Cafe Sport with pack rack and pack. loaded everything in and checked tire pressures. Hadn't been run in 4 months. Fired right up and off I went. On the return journey home about 200 miles to go it would not start. Diagnosed to the ignition 15 amp fuse blown. Could be a long story but will keep it short. I noticed that the right side swingarm shaft had unwound itself about 8 turns but the lock nut was still there. Wound it in and once mildly tight backed it off about 1/8th turn and locked it up. The rearmost fuse had a 15 amp fuse so swapped that out and was good to go. The rearmost fuse holder looks to be a spare so makes me wonder why it had a 15 amp fuse in there. No mods to the bike that would require its use. Two questions. Is it reasonable that the way I screwed the swingarm bolt/shaft back in is good to go and needs no further attention? I did change the bearings a couple of years ago and must not have locked this up properly. I replicated the dimensions of the thread distance from the porkchop when reinstalling at the time. Is the 15 amp fuse that blew a regular thing that happens? It must have happened when I turned off the bike. if it is then I have to buy some Spares! I did stop and buy a pack of assorted spares as a precaution. the rest of the ride home was uneventful apart from one of the rear seat cover screws disappeared.

Been a few years but here is a pic. Still going strong at 72,000kms

IMOC ride last Saturday. The best bike to stand behind was chosen!

Heading to IMOC AGM. Looking over lake Taupo heading to National Park

Finally managed to get around to removing the front mudguard to be clear coated. The original coat on the CF must be extremely thin. Side covers have already been completed. I did find that one side of the brake pads must be getting hotter due to pads dragging maybe? The pistons were all cleaned about 5000kms ago so not sure of the cause yet. Saturday is fuel tank replacement. Have a NOS tank sitting in the shed and its about time it was swapped out. While I have the bike in bits I may as well check the head bearings.

Oh yeah you got that right. I managed to purchase a set with the ECU, footpeg hangers, adaptor plates and...........a few dents. Puled them apart (one had no packing left at all) and used a combination of soft hammers on a 75mm PVC pipe to remove the dents. Followed a thread on this forum and they came up pretty good.

My 03 Lambda equipped model did that. Couldn't get rid of it. Right at 100 odd KPH cruising speed and same around the town. I ended up putting an earlier model ECU in so ditched the lambda. Loaded the titanium map and went through the decent tune up (Linky by Doc above) and it transformed the bike. A real joy to ride now.

I bought my Cafe Sport at 62000kms. First thing I did was give it some love. Stripped brakes including calipers, cleaned and reassembled. Serviced rear shock. New Wheel bearings (Cheap so may as well). New swing arm bearings. While it was off checked and greased the driveshaft (it was out of alignment so something to check). New plugs fuel and air filter. Engine Oil and filter. Gearbox and bevel box oil replacement. Valve clearances done. I then followed the "Decent Tune Up" guide here and it has been so reliable. The forks had been serviced prior to my purchase. The only things that have subsequently failed are the starter motor (Became noisy so replaced it) and one relay so I changed the lot out as they are cheap. Its and easy bike to work on. The clutch is noisy, and I dread tackling that job. Doc's 100000 mile clutch replacement gives me confidence it will last for a while yet. People who have ridden the bike say it rides like a new one. I wouldn't worry about 50000 miles. Just go over it taking note of what advice is in this thread.

Looking at the headers and state of the gearbox, I would say that 2000 miles in incorrect.

I here you, I was lucky, or unlucky to visit through Houston two weeks ago and when the 40C heat hit me getting off the plane I thought nobody could ride in this! Especially coming from NZ winter!

I go over everything when I purchase a new bike. I don't trust any previous owner particularly when it comes to driveline and brakes. Its a semi strip down and clean/replace/repair before I head out on any serious ride. I am lucky I enjoy fixing things and working on bikes. Only being able to afford old bikes is part of the problem

Bugger! I am in the same camp. It is very rare that a bike is advertised as average condition and you go and inspect to find it is in excellent condition! I am picky but if I take it on, some of the condition issues are soon forgotten once in my ownership.