Hello everyone, I am new to the forum.
I have a couple of questions but I will start by giving you the scoop on my bike (D650). My friend owned it before me, he was having some problems with the battery then he layed it down (parking lot). After the the drop (right side) it would not crank, period! (sat for approx 1yr) I did a little research and found that when the bike fell, oil filled one of the cylinders. I ended up buying it from him back in feburary and got a swingin deal, 2k! (I felt bad....for a minute or so)I just got it running a couple of weeks ago. Long repair time I know,
school, work, and girlfriend = no free time
What I did:
First was sparkplugs....wow they were trashed! (yes one was oil soaked) Aterwards it cranked over by use of the starter switch, unlike before. I changed the oil and the oil pressure switch which was broken off. But still no start. I noticed that there was no noise form the fuel pump. I checked the voltage, it led me to a bad relay. The relay for the gauges and H lights was bad too. After the relays... ALL SYSTEMS GO!
Questions:
first quick one, the check engine light is on, never turns off. Is there a maintanence required light, or is the engine light used for that also? If so, I was thinking maybe it was telling me, due oil change?? I checked for an outline of "Maint Reqr" on the digital display, but no luck.
Next one is not too specific yet, I just began my investigation. lol A couple of days ago I started it up and rode to a friends house. (note: this time it barely cranked, increasingly slower each time from initial start) I was just stopping by to pick something up so it was turned off for only 2minutes. I hopped back on and no start. It just made a clicking noise under the seat, it acted just like a dead battery. I jumped it off of a car battery and headed home, parked it and checked on it the next day. IT STARTS
I know, I know I thought it had a bad alternator, now I am really confused. Electrical getting hot?? Could the alt. be going bad and only work sometimes? lol
My real problem is that the bike shops in town do not have books on triumphs; consequently, they won't touch it. The nearest tri. dealer is 69miles away and I am not confident I will make it that far. No truck either
Feel free to ask for more details. Your questions might help me recall informtation in which I forgot to list.
Matt
I have a couple of questions but I will start by giving you the scoop on my bike (D650). My friend owned it before me, he was having some problems with the battery then he layed it down (parking lot). After the the drop (right side) it would not crank, period! (sat for approx 1yr) I did a little research and found that when the bike fell, oil filled one of the cylinders. I ended up buying it from him back in feburary and got a swingin deal, 2k! (I felt bad....for a minute or so)I just got it running a couple of weeks ago. Long repair time I know,
school, work, and girlfriend = no free time
What I did:
First was sparkplugs....wow they were trashed! (yes one was oil soaked) Aterwards it cranked over by use of the starter switch, unlike before. I changed the oil and the oil pressure switch which was broken off. But still no start. I noticed that there was no noise form the fuel pump. I checked the voltage, it led me to a bad relay. The relay for the gauges and H lights was bad too. After the relays... ALL SYSTEMS GO!
Questions:
first quick one, the check engine light is on, never turns off. Is there a maintanence required light, or is the engine light used for that also? If so, I was thinking maybe it was telling me, due oil change?? I checked for an outline of "Maint Reqr" on the digital display, but no luck.
Next one is not too specific yet, I just began my investigation. lol A couple of days ago I started it up and rode to a friends house. (note: this time it barely cranked, increasingly slower each time from initial start) I was just stopping by to pick something up so it was turned off for only 2minutes. I hopped back on and no start. It just made a clicking noise under the seat, it acted just like a dead battery. I jumped it off of a car battery and headed home, parked it and checked on it the next day. IT STARTS
My real problem is that the bike shops in town do not have books on triumphs; consequently, they won't touch it. The nearest tri. dealer is 69miles away and I am not confident I will make it that far. No truck either
Feel free to ask for more details. Your questions might help me recall informtation in which I forgot to list.
Matt