NC23 won't start, appears to have no spark.

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NC23 won't start, appears to have no spark.

Post by BillingCBR » Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:43 pm

Hi, stopped my bike last night after a 10 mile ride, when I tried to restart it, it was having none of it, left it to cool down and put some dvds under the rear seat, was a bit of a squeeze but it just fitted. Still no joy so pushed it home and waited until today to have another crack at it.

Changed the plugs, the old ones were tan coloured and dry.
Charged the battery, thats now nice and strong, borrowed a volt meter quickly, 13v.
Checked for a spark and there was nothing.

Wondered if I've knocked the CDI and made a wire come loose or if I've blown a relay for the coils/fuel pump.

theres plenty of fuel, the ignition fuse is fine, battery is strong, I'm getting a bit p!ssed off because I need it for work tomorrow =/
'89 CBR400RRJ and '91 VFR400R NC30 project
Neosophist - The NC30 doesn't go very well when it's on fire

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Re: NC23 won't start, appears to have no spark.

Post by BillingCBR » Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:45 pm

definately no spark on any of the cylinders =/ any suggestions on where I should start looking first?
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Re: NC23 won't start, appears to have no spark.

Post by tanuki » Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:54 pm

Check your earths first.

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