hi all, just joined the forum.
I have owned my uk model nc30 for almost a year now.
when i bought her the electrics were totally shot. i replaced the R/R, indicator relay, and put in a good 2nd hand wiring loom (work taken out by workshop mechanic). this was 5 months ago.
however, yesterday i took her for a ride. i stopped to put fuel in after 5 minutes of riding, and when i pushed the ignition button, all the lights went out. i could hear a fuse going too. the weird part, is that if i turn the ignition off and back on after a minute or two, all the lights are back on the dash. by pushing the ignition button it continues to do the same thing. push starting the bike gets her going, but revs are low and she coughs and splutters terribly, and there is no power at all to get going.
has anybody seen this before or know what it could be?
i am also in need of a good mechanic / workshop who could pick the bike up from my place and provide good service, in the south west London area? I have absolutely no mechanical / electrical skills.
many thanks

Sounds almost certainly like a bad earth to me - check all the earthing points are good and tight, bolts secure, etc.

Mine's done that a couple of times. I went round all the connectors I could find with WD40, and haven't had a problem since.

when you say you can hear a fuse making a noise....is it the starter relay clicking that you can actually hear?

first of all,do some simple checks,check battery voltage and charge rate@5000rpm.

it could possibly be a faulty earth but it does sound like the battery is going dead,hence the clicking noise.this is caused by not enough voltage to turn the starter which results in the lonely sound of the starter relay clicking away.


william

hi all
thanks for the advice
its been a while but worked out it just needed a new battery
running like a dream now