Page 1 of 2
Ignition Issues
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:07 pm
by Dannyk
Evening all, having problems hope you might of come across.
Bike no longer turns over, well starts anyway. GOt it in bits now, got 12v going to ignitor from ignition block, everything looks ok to me. My question is how does this ignition shut the bike off? I got the feeling that somehow the ignition switch is stuck to earth, is this possible
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:19 pm
by Dannyk
Just been reading about, anyone any ideas about the Ignition anti theft circuit? Could this fail in anyway that will not allow it to run but yet turn over?
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:19 pm
by lewisdale
have you checked the starter motor?
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:21 am
by Dannyk
Turns over fine, just not enough going to the coils
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:55 am
by RedexRobB
Do you have a spark?
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:37 am
by lewisdale
if your coils are giving a weak spark stick new plugs in, mine had similar prob
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:00 pm
by Dannyk
tried that as first call. I thinking along the lines of the ignition switch as i had problems earlier when turning it on, it did the same as it is doing now, although i could "wiggle" it about and off she went
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:03 pm
by lewisdale
why dont u put a new switch on it then?
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:15 pm
by Dannyk
Thats £40 of expense that i dont want to have to do unless nessecary. My question is how does the anti theft device work, what does it kick out with out the resistor and with the resistor etc
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:20 pm
by zimm
open the switch, cut the resistor out and splice it into the loom next to the cdi ?

Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:46 pm
by Dannyk
Could the resistor just be removed?
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:54 pm
by Dannyk
Or bypassed for testing purposes?
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:36 pm
by zimm
no, it must be present in order for the bike to fire.
if there's a loose connection to it, or its missing, the bike will turn over but have no spark.
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:56 pm
by lewisdale
thats what i meant mate, if u had to wiggle the swith the chances are that u either have a bad connection on the switch or u switch i knackered surely
Re: Ignition Issues
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:42 pm
by RedexRobB
Im sure a few here have had this problem before, what reminded me was the 'wiggling the key' bit. AFAIK they barrel was replaced which solved the problem.