Triumphrat

The last of the snow finally melted so I pulled my 94 Daytona 1200 out of the shed and tried to fire it up. Had the battery on and off the trickle charger for the winter, and had stabilizer in gas tank. Topped off gas tank with fresh gas.
Turned nicely a number of times, but didn't start. Retrys started to tire out the battery. Did something dumb I think and tried to jump it from a car. After this, the lights/power come on from my battery but it won't make any effort to start or turn over. Checke the 6 or 8 fuses under the seat, all look good. Wondering if ther's a second set of fuses or something else I could have blown? Real weak flashbacks kicking in but on quick search I couldn' t find anything obvious.
Moved before the winter and my service manual hasn't surfaced yet so I figured I'd see if anyone can offer any ideas.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated;

Larry

The last of the snow finally melted so I pulled my 94 Daytona 1200 out of the shed and tried to fire it up. Had the battery on and off the trickle charger for the winter, and had stabilizer in gas tank. Topped off gas tank with fresh gas.
Turned nicely a number of times, but didn't start. Retrys started to tire out the battery. Did something dumb I think and tried to jump it from a car. After this, the lights/power come on from my battery but it won't make any effort to start or turn over. Checke the 6 or 8 fuses under the seat, all look good. Wondering if ther's a second set of fuses or something else I could have blown? Real weak flashbacks kicking in but on quick search I couldn' t find anything obvious.
Moved before the winter and my service manual hasn't surfaced yet so I figured I'd see if anyone can offer any ideas.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated;

Larry

Hinckley

I had this same problem. It's your starter solenoid.
Take off your seat, turn the ignition on, hold the starter button on and using a large screwdriver (or anything for that matter) give the starter solenoid a tap and the bike will turn over. Your starter solenoid is sticking. Replace it and you will be on the road.


[ This message was edited by: Hinckley on 2005-04-19 06:31 ]

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UFOB #56

The Mighty Buffalo

Hinckley

I had this same problem. It's your starter solenoid.
Take off your seat, turn the ignition on, hold the starter button on and using a large screwdriver (or anything for that matter) give the starter solenoid a tap and the bike will turn over. Your starter solenoid is sticking. Replace it and you will be on the road.


[ This message was edited by: Hinckley on 2005-04-19 06:31 ]

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UFOB #56

The Mighty Buffalo

I had starting problems with my 1200 when it was left for a few weeks it would turn over but fail to start.I spoke with a mechanic who said it was probbly condensation at the plugs.I cleaned the plugs and the bike fired up but it would still occasionally fail to start straightaway.
To cut a long story short I took it back to the mechanic and he asked if when the starter button was depressed for several seconds if it would turn over and then stop without me taking my finger of the button.I had noticed this before and he diagnosed a faulty igniter coil.coil was changed and new plugs fitted at the same time and it now starts first time.
When I store the bike over the winter Iam going to drain the tank and carbs and remove the plugs and battery to try and avoid the same thing happening again.
Great bikes but tempremental problems are annoying especially when my brother has a vfr that will start first time even when left for months

I had starting problems with my 1200 when it was left for a few weeks it would turn over but fail to start.I spoke with a mechanic who said it was probbly condensation at the plugs.I cleaned the plugs and the bike fired up but it would still occasionally fail to start straightaway.
To cut a long story short I took it back to the mechanic and he asked if when the starter button was depressed for several seconds if it would turn over and then stop without me taking my finger of the button.I had noticed this before and he diagnosed a faulty igniter coil.coil was changed and new plugs fitted at the same time and it now starts first time.
When I store the bike over the winter Iam going to drain the tank and carbs and remove the plugs and battery to try and avoid the same thing happening again.
Great bikes but tempremental problems are annoying especially when my brother has a vfr that will start first time even when left for months

Bret

If the bike was running previous to storing - check the obvious first. Check battery voltage - just because it was on the trickle charger doesn't mean it it necessarily putting out the correct voltage - check but I think it is 12.56 volts or somesuch. I have jumped many bikes, many times off a car and never have blown anything, ever. Maybe I have just been lucky.

It could be your carbs are gummed up - but my '95 has sat for long periods before and I have never experienced gummed carbs - and have never used Stabil which is a good idea at any rate. Removing the carbs on these is not very much fun so avoid it if you can - but if you have the correct voltage and all else fails (see solenoid check as someone else suggested) - oftentimes you can just remove the float bowls and give everything a good spray with carb cleaner but your access to remove them is very limited if even possible.

If you saw my post about my Daytona 1200 not starting - I found that the problem was either a loose or slightly corroded solenoid connection. The solenoid is behind the seat on a little bracket just in front of the battery case. If you remove the seat and right side fairing and the right side air horn you can get to it from that side and also from above with a 10mm wrench.

BTW - If you don't already have it get the Haynes manual for your bike - WAY better than the factory manual which doesn't go into any detail about troubleshooting the electrics and other systems - the Haynes does and it helped me with my recent problem where the factory manual was pure ****e..

If you suspect the solenoid let me know and I can give you the testing procedure - you'll need a multimeter.

Good luck! Just having been thru this I know how frustrating and worrisome it can be!

Bret

If the bike was running previous to storing - check the obvious first. Check battery voltage - just because it was on the trickle charger doesn't mean it it necessarily putting out the correct voltage - check but I think it is 12.56 volts or somesuch. I have jumped many bikes, many times off a car and never have blown anything, ever. Maybe I have just been lucky.

It could be your carbs are gummed up - but my '95 has sat for long periods before and I have never experienced gummed carbs - and have never used Stabil which is a good idea at any rate. Removing the carbs on these is not very much fun so avoid it if you can - but if you have the correct voltage and all else fails (see solenoid check as someone else suggested) - oftentimes you can just remove the float bowls and give everything a good spray with carb cleaner but your access to remove them is very limited if even possible.

If you saw my post about my Daytona 1200 not starting - I found that the problem was either a loose or slightly corroded solenoid connection. The solenoid is behind the seat on a little bracket just in front of the battery case. If you remove the seat and right side fairing and the right side air horn you can get to it from that side and also from above with a 10mm wrench.

BTW - If you don't already have it get the Haynes manual for your bike - WAY better than the factory manual which doesn't go into any detail about troubleshooting the electrics and other systems - the Haynes does and it helped me with my recent problem where the factory manual was pure ****e..

If you suspect the solenoid let me know and I can give you the testing procedure - you'll need a multimeter.

Good luck! Just having been thru this I know how frustrating and worrisome it can be!