turns off then 5 min later starts fine

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vfr400aussie
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turns off then 5 min later starts fine

Post by vfr400aussie »

Hi i hope someone can tell me where to start looking
but i was at the track today after the second session nearly back at my pit box it just turned off so i stoped tried to start and nothing at al didnt even turn over.
anyway 5 min later starts fine
so go down to the grid for the first race and off the line fine go to change gear then stops again, clutch in dump it nothing, so get to the side of the track and nothing wont turn over. but end of race starts fine and ride back to the pits.
and then the next race same thing again except it cut out when i lined up on grid
so can anyone please help
magg
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Re: turns off then 5 min later starts fine

Post by magg »

Sounds like a loss of battery power. Suggest you start with a check of the +ve and -ve battery connections. Then follow the leads from the battery to the frame and starter relay. Make sure the lug nut/bolts are tight. Check the main fuse, in the start relay unit, has clean & tight connection.
vfr400aussie
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Re: turns off then 5 min later starts fine

Post by vfr400aussie »

cheers will do i was thinking hopefully something easy like that i will clean all the connections and see what happens next weekend

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