954rr starting issues
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Yeah, my weight had vibed loose a while back, may have over tightened it. Going to remove grip and grease the inner and bar and see if that works out, or then it's my fave job of removing that fookin airbox and the velocity stacks again, to inspect cables!
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I'll just add, the hard start symptoms returned last week , plus a few misfired, until she wouldn't start at all, turning but not firing.
Hooked her to the car and she lit up, soooooo it seems all the strife had been coming from a failing battery, despite it giving me readings within the norm!!!
New battery and she's going like a bat out of hell again. Strange things seem to happen from failing batteries!!!
Hooked her to the car and she lit up, soooooo it seems all the strife had been coming from a failing battery, despite it giving me readings within the norm!!!
New battery and she's going like a bat out of hell again. Strange things seem to happen from failing batteries!!!
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Hi, I posted this 2wks ago in the 954rr section but the forum seems dead there, if anyone could help me out with this issue I'd be grateful.
I noticed my bike was getting hard to start, from when I leave the house to get petrol for instance. Initially it'll start from cold no problem but if I switch off and then try to re-start it'll chug as if the battery is dying. So it seems it'lll start from cold no problem but then will immediately play up if switched off and re-started.
Battery checked out 100%, I ran diagnostic and it threw two fault codes:
cam pulse generator
IAT sensor
Anyone have any idea which is most likely to have caused this fault? It has a PC111 fitted and a Remus pipe, always smelt rich to me from when I bought it but even more so now. From what I know 954's do run a tad rich anyhow.
Today it wouldn't start at all straight after my commute home, cranked but wouldn't fire, I left it 30mins and it started. Another note to make, I turned down the PC to mid-way, it had previously been set two bars towards rich. I changed the plugs around 3mths ago, they looked normal as far as used plugs are supposed to look, also changed the air filter, there once absolute minimal touch of oil in the air box as per what is described as normal.
I noticed my bike was getting hard to start, from when I leave the house to get petrol for instance. Initially it'll start from cold no problem but if I switch off and then try to re-start it'll chug as if the battery is dying. So it seems it'lll start from cold no problem but then will immediately play up if switched off and re-started.
Battery checked out 100%, I ran diagnostic and it threw two fault codes:
cam pulse generator
IAT sensor
Anyone have any idea which is most likely to have caused this fault? It has a PC111 fitted and a Remus pipe, always smelt rich to me from when I bought it but even more so now. From what I know 954's do run a tad rich anyhow.
Today it wouldn't start at all straight after my commute home, cranked but wouldn't fire, I left it 30mins and it started. Another note to make, I turned down the PC to mid-way, it had previously been set two bars towards rich. I changed the plugs around 3mths ago, they looked normal as far as used plugs are supposed to look, also changed the air filter, there once absolute minimal touch of oil in the air box as per what is described as normal.
Easy check. Take the switched +12V lead from the starter solenoid off. This is the cable that goes to the starter. Touch it directly on your positive battery terminal. Be careful. Hold with something well insulated.
If your motor doesn't turn fast enough to crank the engine (and you're sure the battery is GOOD) then it's the starter motor. If it cranks powerfully but wont crank powerfully when bolted to your starter solenoid then it's either the solenoid. Kill switch. Stand switch etc. Or a bad connection there or in between.
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Possibly your starter motor is worn. The brushes are not making good contact with the commutator. Needs a bit more power for hot starts.
Easy check. Take the switched +12V lead from the starter solenoid off. This is the cable that goes to the starter. Touch it directly on your positive battery terminal. Be careful. Hold with something well insulated.
If your motor doesn't turn fast enough to crank the engine (and you're sure the battery is GOOD) then it's the starter motor. If it cranks powerfully but wont crank powerfully when bolted to your starter solenoid then it's either the solenoid. Kill switch. Stand switch etc. Or a bad connection there or in between.
Easy check. Take the switched +12V lead from the starter solenoid off. This is the cable that goes to the starter. Touch it directly on your positive battery terminal. Be careful. Hold with something well insulated.
If your motor doesn't turn fast enough to crank the engine (and you're sure the battery is GOOD) then it's the starter motor. If it cranks powerfully but wont crank powerfully when bolted to your starter solenoid then it's either the solenoid. Kill switch. Stand switch etc. Or a bad connection there or in between.
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