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Dunno details man, it came up on the faceache page, folks heading to a cafe at Fradley. I was toying with the idea of going myself but after riding today i have an oily left boot 😠. So poss got a loose oil line or split breather hose to investigate. Still need to clean out the ignition too so tomo will be a spannerin day i’m thinking.

Nice. You taking her out on the staffies rideout tomo grim?

Are the higher current relays recommended for all points? I’m aware that the fuel relay does get very warm, but is the starter, and other relays, likely to be of benefit?

if the starter current doesn’t route thru the wheel bearings it’s not a guzzi.

Thanks Roy (sorry for going over all this well-worn ground! I ran my ballabio for years with no issues-she always cranked good + strong but the current machine is proving to be less reliable). When you say to clean the ignition switch is that more involved than squirting a shot of wd down the slot? So can i set a direct feed into the system as per this video:

Yes I didn’t have a dedicated charger for my odyssey, so ill grab one at the earliest opportunity. I checked the ignition switch and all the wiring looked fine. I’ve managed to acquire loads of spare relays but none are the high current badgers- i recall searching for some but they weren’t available in the uk. When you mention adding a relay, where would that be?

Well I fitted a new starter today and it cranks the engine fine now. However it’s still sometimes just clicking without cranking…. sounds like the solenoid is firing but can take a few presses of the button to actually spin up. Could it just be a low battery? Or some crud in the button i’m thinking… Hmm

Hello mate yes I have the screen

i had an odd moment today where i could not find the 13mm socket… but in scrabblin about found 3, yes 3, 10mm sockets. All of which will no doubt go on a quest together over winter

i thought it was a drop in current- almost started to check/pull apart/adjust/butcher the wiring system. doccs suggestion to check the starter magnets was champion- un-doing a few nuts+bolts revealed the issue.

It was the starter magnets. 2 of them had come loose and were jammed up against the casing. Of course, I had checked the main earth point, forward bullet connectors and ignition switch first, naturally…. but yeah the starter was proper mullered! Got a dessert spoons worth of rust and magnetic debris when i opened it. No wonder it was getting hot. Thanks again docc!

Right o. If, when i pulled the starter, and bridged the contacts to check it, it seemed to fire and spin normally, would that rule out magnet problems?

I did not no- but i will this weekend, thanks docc. One other thing i didn’t mention earlier was that occasionally the bike exhibits the ‘click, no start’ issue too. So i’ll be looking into sorting a go-winkie out i suppose.

Hi fellas, I’m just struggling to identify a starting issue, hoping you can shed light on it. On the face of it the starter is very sluggish to turn. I had it off the bike and it did seem to function fine, so i refitted it, cleaned the connections, fitted a new pc545, and re-crimped all relays at the base (as there were a few bad connections and some were being pushed back out of the blocks). The starter solenoid flicks fine but is extremely laboured on spinning. It got very hot quite quickly too. The PO had bypassed the safety circuit by cutting and tying the white wires together. Am I looking at a problem with the ignition switch? Or could the starter be on it’s way out? Appreciate any pointers!

Gutsibits have new ones.

if you google ballabio or cafe sport you’ll see it- mine’s in the grey colour.

No probs, got to work today but will have a rummage later.

Hi Brian, I have a ballabio fairing if that meets your needs? Got the mount for it too- all in excellent condition.

Hi Phillip, I might have the handlebars in the back of my garage, there should also be the risers but iirc one of them has a helicoil

to add: there is a straight spacer on the left though

I just replaced my discs t’other day, on mine l’ve a ‘flanged’ spacer on the rhs but not on the left… does this mean i’m missing one?

best way to acquire spare nuts + bolts + doodads you didn’t know you had!

It really is a pain as that part of the rev range is the ‘cruising’ section. And also around-town-manoeuvring. Forgive me if this is being thick, but is this all tied to the tps base setting? I’m wondering if I got around the issue a few years back by setting the tps base setting a bit lower, or higher, than 157mv

Worth a bash though. I’m wondering what the hiccup or cough or spit is? Like what’s happening? It kind of feels like a pulse back thru the intake… Is it an intake shockwave, or some unburnt fuel popping into the exhaust? My current V11 has it around the 2750 mark; I recall getting my old bike to occasionally run very buttery without any pops whatsoever… buggered it i can remember how i dialled it out though!

If you’re suspension is smooth and compliant… you’re riding a different bike 😀