cafemaestro
Registered user
Need pointers for a 2012 TC with 38K on the clock that is becoming less willing than a teenager to get started in the morning?
SYMPTOMS:
Not every time, but frequently, when thumbing the button, the starter motor turns once or twice really sluggishly and then cranks ok. Can't detect a pattern- happens to a warm bike as often as to a bike not started for a few days. Equally, sometimes it just fires immediately. A couple of times there has been absolutely nothing when pressing the starter button (lights all ok). Leave it for 10 mins or so and it fires first time.
SELF-DIAGNOSIS 1:Battery is dying - I don't have a tester so cannot check the current from the battery. Is there another indicator I can use to see if it's a battery issue? (There is always power but dipped light is HID and sometimes don't illuminate first time - restarting the motor sorts this)
SELF-DIAGNOSIS 2: Dirty/knackered starter motor? Short of dismantling it is there any other way to test this?
Any other DIAGNOSIS?
Thanks in advance
SYMPTOMS:
Not every time, but frequently, when thumbing the button, the starter motor turns once or twice really sluggishly and then cranks ok. Can't detect a pattern- happens to a warm bike as often as to a bike not started for a few days. Equally, sometimes it just fires immediately. A couple of times there has been absolutely nothing when pressing the starter button (lights all ok). Leave it for 10 mins or so and it fires first time.
SELF-DIAGNOSIS 1:Battery is dying - I don't have a tester so cannot check the current from the battery. Is there another indicator I can use to see if it's a battery issue? (There is always power but dipped light is HID and sometimes don't illuminate first time - restarting the motor sorts this)
SELF-DIAGNOSIS 2: Dirty/knackered starter motor? Short of dismantling it is there any other way to test this?
Any other DIAGNOSIS?
Thanks in advance