New CBR 1000F Owner
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New CBR 1000F Owner
Hello everyone,
My name is Ken and I live in CT. I got a good deal on this bike but I will have to do some work on it this winter to ride it in the spring of '11.
Here is a post I put on the General Tech area. If anyone can help me out it would be awesome!
I just purchased a 1991 CBR-1000F which has been sitting for 3 years. found a bad rectifier so far. checked positive 12 volts to the coils-seems good. Is it possible the rectifier would prevent the bike from starting? If this is not the case, what's the best way to troubleshoot the no-spark condition? I'm purchasing the new rectifier but before I install it, is there anything that could have taken this component out, that I should look at before whatever it is or could be, blows the new rectifier? Basically, I have no spark and a bad rectifier. Any help troubleshooting this will be greatly appreciated!
connecticutken
My name is Ken and I live in CT. I got a good deal on this bike but I will have to do some work on it this winter to ride it in the spring of '11.
Here is a post I put on the General Tech area. If anyone can help me out it would be awesome!
I just purchased a 1991 CBR-1000F which has been sitting for 3 years. found a bad rectifier so far. checked positive 12 volts to the coils-seems good. Is it possible the rectifier would prevent the bike from starting? If this is not the case, what's the best way to troubleshoot the no-spark condition? I'm purchasing the new rectifier but before I install it, is there anything that could have taken this component out, that I should look at before whatever it is or could be, blows the new rectifier? Basically, I have no spark and a bad rectifier. Any help troubleshooting this will be greatly appreciated!
connecticutken
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Welcome Ken.
workshop manual at www.blackbears.ru
or www.carlsalter.com.
Don't buy a standard reg/rec........buy a model RR23 from Electrex.
Cheaper and has a year's guarantee. Std unit has no guarantee even brand new.
A bad reg rec will cause the battery to drop voltage quickly. These bikes need a good battery, full choke and clean plugs and fuel to fire up. Do those things first. A bad reg rec won't prevent the bike from starting, generally speaking.
workshop manual at www.blackbears.ru
or www.carlsalter.com.
Don't buy a standard reg/rec........buy a model RR23 from Electrex.
Cheaper and has a year's guarantee. Std unit has no guarantee even brand new.
A bad reg rec will cause the battery to drop voltage quickly. These bikes need a good battery, full choke and clean plugs and fuel to fire up. Do those things first. A bad reg rec won't prevent the bike from starting, generally speaking.
Last edited by Shadow; 09-27-2010 at 05:59 AM.
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Welcome, Ken!
Have you downloaded and read the manual yet? There's an ignition troubleshooting section w/ flow chart, etc.
HERE is a link directly to the manual download.
I wouldn't think it would be a bad ignition control box. Are you sure your battery is 100% good? R/Rs like to cook batteries and these bikes need a good charge to spark correctly.
Have you downloaded and read the manual yet? There's an ignition troubleshooting section w/ flow chart, etc.
HERE is a link directly to the manual download.
I wouldn't think it would be a bad ignition control box. Are you sure your battery is 100% good? R/Rs like to cook batteries and these bikes need a good charge to spark correctly.