Urg- starting issue
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
Applying a "Startus Interuptus" fix to a VII is a bit tricky, its not as simple as providing the start relay 30 terminal with a direct feed from the battery because the start relays 87A (normally closed contact) feeds the headlight relay. if you provide a direct feed to the 30 terminal the lights will come on when the key is Off.
Heres a simple way around that using an additional relay. I call a booster relay.
The relay coil is driven from the original solenoid trigger wire which now o
