I've started getting some weird electrical symptoms on my bike (02 non-ABS Adv). It started when I jet washed it somewhat enthusiastically last Friday. I originally thought that I'd got water somewhere I shouldn't have and that it would sort itself out as it dried out. However, it's now nearly a week aflterwards and the intermittent symptoms persist.
When I turn on the ignition, I get the normal whine from the fuel pump and all the expected lights on the panel come on. Sometimes it'll start up normally, but it'll often refuse to. On these occasions, when I press the starter, I get an immediate 'click' followed by the lights dimming, a continual series of clicks and buzzes from the relays under the seat and the display lights will dim. At the same time, the fuel gauge display will flash on and off and the tachometer needle will wander about. These symptoms persist even after I've let go of the starter button
By a series of trials, I've found that the display returns to normal when I switch off the kill switch.
The weird thing is that I can switch everything off again, switch on again and the bike will start as if nothing was amiss - or I can get a direct repeat. Any ideas?
I'm wondering about a sticky starter solenoid or the starter gear needing cleaning up or something. The battery is nearly new (BMW Gel job - bought in Nov) and, when the bike's behaving itself, it cranks the engine at a normal speed (I left it on the charger overnight to ensure it was topped up - same symptoms this morning). All fuses are OK. Once started the bike runs fine with all lights etc working correctly.
As an aside, I've a lot of electrical gear fitted on the bike. As is often the case, the kit has been fitted piecemeal and I think I'm going to take the bodywork off next month (when I get my house & garage back) and take off the crap I don't use, whilst fitting a new extra fuse box under the seat and re-wiring all the accessories through it.
All help appreciated...
Mike
When I turn on the ignition, I get the normal whine from the fuel pump and all the expected lights on the panel come on. Sometimes it'll start up normally, but it'll often refuse to. On these occasions, when I press the starter, I get an immediate 'click' followed by the lights dimming, a continual series of clicks and buzzes from the relays under the seat and the display lights will dim. At the same time, the fuel gauge display will flash on and off and the tachometer needle will wander about. These symptoms persist even after I've let go of the starter button
By a series of trials, I've found that the display returns to normal when I switch off the kill switch.
The weird thing is that I can switch everything off again, switch on again and the bike will start as if nothing was amiss - or I can get a direct repeat. Any ideas?
I'm wondering about a sticky starter solenoid or the starter gear needing cleaning up or something. The battery is nearly new (BMW Gel job - bought in Nov) and, when the bike's behaving itself, it cranks the engine at a normal speed (I left it on the charger overnight to ensure it was topped up - same symptoms this morning). All fuses are OK. Once started the bike runs fine with all lights etc working correctly.
As an aside, I've a lot of electrical gear fitted on the bike. As is often the case, the kit has been fitted piecemeal and I think I'm going to take the bodywork off next month (when I get my house & garage back) and take off the crap I don't use, whilst fitting a new extra fuse box under the seat and re-wiring all the accessories through it.
All help appreciated...
Mike
- it was just like hitting the rev-limiter and lasted for the split second I had the high beam (flasher switch) on - as soon as I let go all was well again. I carried on, not wishing to repeat the experience. I also got a slight anomaly when indicating in either direction, the indicators would start flashing with one shorter flash before behaving normally (and cancelling normally). 
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