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a> Anybody have a suggestion on how to get a replacement starter for > less than the $225 Ron Ayers gets? I was up in the Adirondacks for
it's> 5-day trip, and my starter went on the 2nd day. Not that I mind > having my buddies push-start my bike a whole bunch of times, but
Matt, Yes, it's very much worth a shot at having the starter rebuilt. Usually the two things that fail are the bearings (brass bushings) and/or the brushes. The windings almost never fail unless you've benn running the thing in muddy water. Good luck and post your success... MarkB> time for a new starter. Is it worth trying to get one of the > automotive starter shops to rebuild it? >
Matt- What makes you think that the starter is shot, can you give us any more diagnostic information about your starter problem? The reason I ask is that you might be the first person to report a bad starter motor on the list. It's not a part that fails too often. Z DC A5X A12X> Anybody have a suggestion on how to get a replacement starter for > less than the $225 Ron Ayers gets? I was up in the Adirondacks for a > 5-day trip, and my starter went on the 2nd day. Not that I mind > having my buddies push-start my bike a whole bunch of times, but it's > time for a new starter. Is it worth trying to get one of the > automotive starter shops to rebuild it? > > Thanks, > -Matt
Matt- I've copied the list so that you can get everyone's expert opinion (is there such a thing on this list?) on your problem. My advice is to first replace the battery before doing anything else, I've experienced all sorts of starter weirdness with a toasted battery. Plus for $30, it's a cheap maintenance item even if it doesn't fix your problem (your battery is 4.5years old after all). Z DC A5X A12X> I had been using my heated vest for only the 2nd day, and I was > getting lazy about turning it off when we were stopped. We had been > sitting for about 20 minutes, and I had not shut off the vest. > > When I went to start the bike (the vest was still plugged in and > turned on), I turned the key to on, and the neutral light was bright > as ever. I pressed the start button, and there was a light pop, and > the neutral light went out (as did the head & taillights). The light > on the temperature controller for the vest also went out, and that's > on its own separate fused circuit. The noise and result reminded me > of my old Chevy with the failing starter (good think I didn't have a > hammer with me). Since I had been using the vest with the bike off, I > still figured it might be just a run-down battery. > > We pop-started the bike, and it ran fine. On idle, the > neutral/head/tail lights were as bright as normal, but once off idle, > all the lights would flicker and almost go out. I was able to ride > about 750 more miles like this (I have a nice picture of my buddies > push-starting me in front of the Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse). After > several hundred miles, the lights all went back to normal (at speed) > almost as if a switch had been flipped. > > Once home, I put the battery on the battery tender, and it turned > green (the light, not the battery), in about 5 minutes. > > I then took the starter off the bike. With the starter out of the > bike, the starter relay clicks like it should when pressing the start > button. > > Wiring the starter directly to the battery (off the bike) produces > lightning, but no spinning. > > The bike is a 1995 with about 22000 miles, and I've never had any > electrical problems (no shorts, no blown fuses, no real electrical > modifications). The battery is about 4.5 years old, and has never > given me a problem. > > Thanks, > -Matt > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Zachariah Mully > wrote: > > mjdublah wrote: > > > Anybody have a suggestion on how to get a replacement starter for > > > less than the $225 Ron Ayers gets? I was up in the Adirondacks > for a > > > 5-day trip, and my starter went on the 2nd day. Not that I mind > > > having my buddies push-start my bike a whole bunch of times, but > it's > > > time for a new starter. Is it worth trying to get one of the > > > automotive starter shops to rebuild it? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -Matt > >
Matt- I've copied the list so that you can get everyone's expert opinion (is there such a thing on this list?) on your problem. My advice is to first replace the battery before doing anything else, I've experienced all sorts of starter weirdness with a toasted battery. Plus for $30, it's a cheap maintenance item even if it doesn't fix your problem (your battery is 4.5 years old after all). Z DC A5X A12X List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > The bike is a 1995 with about 22000 miles, and I've never had any > electrical problems (no shorts, no blown fuses, no real electrical > modifications). The battery is about 4.5 years old, and has never > given me a problem. >