tdragger
Living Legend
Of all the silliest little things to go wrong!!
Was at a client site Thursday in Northern Virginia and went to get on the Roc at lunch. Turned the key on, waited for the pre-start routine to finish and hit the Start button. Nothin'. Not a thing. No click. No sound. Checked fuses and all OK. Another rider came out to see what was up and noticed that my headlights were not on. I reached down to turn the key off and when my hand hit the key, the lights flickered. Fortunately, he noticed it and told me to move the key again. With me holding the clutch and moving the key, he watched until the headlights came on and hit the starter. Vroom. Joy was restored. When I let go of the key the headlights went out again but I had all other electrics so I hightailed it back to Fredericksburg.
Since moving the key seemed to be at the source of the problem, I proceeded this morning to pull the ignition switch. Fortunately, I had installed the relocation kit last fall and this made for an easy removal. Once it was off the bike, I did one of those high powered engineering tests (I shook it) and heard an unnatural rattle in the lower portion of the switch housing. After disassembly, I discovered that one of the solder connections had broken off.
It appears that the Orange looking cable on the right was connected to the silver plate that is shown between the White and Yellow cables. It also looks like the solder joint was bridged between the Orange and the White cables. I think that I can re-solder the cable back down. What do you other Captains think?
My alternative is to buy a new ignition and key set for $350. Or, since I'm still under warrenty, I could load up the Roc and take it to the dealer (56 miles away) and wait a few weeks to see if Triumph will cover the fix.
Thoughts o' wise ones?
Was at a client site Thursday in Northern Virginia and went to get on the Roc at lunch. Turned the key on, waited for the pre-start routine to finish and hit the Start button. Nothin'. Not a thing. No click. No sound. Checked fuses and all OK. Another rider came out to see what was up and noticed that my headlights were not on. I reached down to turn the key off and when my hand hit the key, the lights flickered. Fortunately, he noticed it and told me to move the key again. With me holding the clutch and moving the key, he watched until the headlights came on and hit the starter. Vroom. Joy was restored. When I let go of the key the headlights went out again but I had all other electrics so I hightailed it back to Fredericksburg.
Since moving the key seemed to be at the source of the problem, I proceeded this morning to pull the ignition switch. Fortunately, I had installed the relocation kit last fall and this made for an easy removal. Once it was off the bike, I did one of those high powered engineering tests (I shook it) and heard an unnatural rattle in the lower portion of the switch housing. After disassembly, I discovered that one of the solder connections had broken off.
It appears that the Orange looking cable on the right was connected to the silver plate that is shown between the White and Yellow cables. It also looks like the solder joint was bridged between the Orange and the White cables. I think that I can re-solder the cable back down. What do you other Captains think?
My alternative is to buy a new ignition and key set for $350. Or, since I'm still under warrenty, I could load up the Roc and take it to the dealer (56 miles away) and wait a few weeks to see if Triumph will cover the fix.
Thoughts o' wise ones?
