Triumphrat

tango · 03-07-2005

Took tango into town today to get new bulbs, Philips, and another headlight relay.
The relay was to replace the wire loop I had in instead of.

The bulbs are to replace the ones I've been using, kept blowing.

Stopped off at my mates on the way home, for a coffee and a blether.
Got on the bike and started it up to leave, bike started fine, but I thought, mmm, did I hit the starter button.

So I switched the bike off turned the ignition on again, pulled in the clutch lever, no starter switch, and the bike started, doo doo doo doo spooky. Swithed it off and it done the same again.

Must be sticky/dicky switch me thinks, so stripped the swithgear down, nothing amiss, nice and clean, but gave all the contacts a clean with electrical cleaner and a cotton bud. put it back together.

Ahh, I hear you say it must've been the switch, probably the most likely culprit, but when I got home I went in for my tea, went back out to the garage an hour later, switched on the ignition, pulled in the clutch lever,,,,nothing, hit the starter switch and it fired up, this was before I stripped the switch gear.

As for the lights, well that's another story, lets hope the Philips ones last a bit longer than the ones I've been using, good as they were, lumination wise.

I HATE ELECTRICS.

I did manage to wire in the heated grips to the spare auxiliary lead,
instead of directly to the battery, which was a bonus, no chance of them being left on now.

[ This message was edited by: tango on 2005-03-07 19:26 ]

djr · 03-08-2005

could it be that the bulb problems were because you didnt have a proper relay fitted?

I fitted the second (extortionate Triumph part) relay just after I got my bike and Philips Blue bulbs. With both headlights on I have experienced no problems whatsoever and have found the light output fine for my needs at present.

I thought the heated grips wired via a specific connector to prevent them being left on anyway, or did you fit non triumph grips?

tango · 03-08-2005

djr.

It doesn't really matter about the fact that it is just a wire loop, so long as the lights are switched off when starting the bike. I think it was because the bulbs were just crap.

I didn't buy the bike brand new, and when I got it it only had one relay, the flasher relay, the other one/ones had been removed.

I fitted Oxford hot grips.

Do you have any explanation for the cause of the weird starting.

djr · 03-08-2005

ghosts in the machine :razz: