Possible cause for had to start bikes.

[Blastedbones]

Cool! 8)

 

[budman]

hmmmm....the starter upgrade fixed mine..but your tip is worth noting for sure.

 

[Willtill]

My bike has always been hard to start on cold mornings, particularly at or below freezing temps. I also developed the "click" problem which happened when it was very hot or when it was very cold, but had been coming more frequent (at least once per day) recently. I tried various batteries (of the "normal" type) but it had little effect. Some others have had this problem, whilst many others have never had a problem. I always thought that there must be some small difference between the bikes to cause this. I have not installed heavier battery cables or the additional ignition relay system.

However, a couple of weeks ago I had a problem develop with the big 30 amp fuse. What I discovered was that the slot for one side of the fuse (in the fuse box) was larger than the other side and so the fuse was not connecting as well as it could have been. I widened the fuse leg with a layer of solder and put it back in. Since that time the starter has never "clicked" and the bike starts easier.

It may be that something as simple as variations in the fuse box have been causing all of the hard to start problems we have been experiencing.

Your theory can be put to the test once the temperatures here in Marylandistan dip to the low 30's....

I do not see any correlation on how the contacts for a 30amp fuse; are related to thicker gauge negative battery cables as well as parallel wired dual batteries and an upgraded starter.

 

[Blastedbones]

Your theory can be put to the test once the temperatures here in Marylandistan dip to the low 30's....

I do not see any correlation on how the contacts for a 30amp fuse; are related to thicker gauge negative battery cables as well as parallel wired dual batteries and an upgraded starter.

I guess it's all about power losses thru dodgy wiring. My MOTEC set up is almost finished, with new wiring loom. There was a whole heap of rubbish spaghetti removed & just a few wires needed in the new loom. The results are that only the one Li batt is needed now,( wouldn't fire at all with just that before) & the fuelling response is now super fast, where horrible flood spots were once. . It might seem in IDKs case the fuse was yet another weak link in the chain!.