Feckity feck - 1200 tu very sick and we leave in 24 hours for the ferry!

[Michael R1150GS Adventure]

intermittent lazy cranking and ignition for a short while

turns up yesterday at my place and it cranks really slow then peters out to nothing.

Dash lights all on, little click from what i presume is the starter relay, headlight bright and constant on pass, battery putting out 12.7 V, tried jumping from my brand new 1150GSA battery, all the same no cranking.
CHecked from battery to starter and we have 12 odd volts.

What do the masses think? Dodgy earth? corroded wire between relay and solenoid?

arse nipping stuff.

 

[Greg Masters]

Strata Florida?

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

Battery may be on the way out , Starter motor bushes worn , solenoid on the way out , poor earth . Good luck

 

[(RIP) Miff]

Possibly a bad connection somewhere? Probably an earth. When you jumped it, did you connect the 1150 earth lead to the 1200 battery earth terminal?

If you did, then maybe try connecting the donor battery earth to the frame/engine near to the starter motor.

 

[Michael R1150GS Adventure]

Possibly a bad connection somewhere? Probably an earth. When you jumped it, did you connect the 1150 earth lead to the 1200 battery earth terminal?

If you did, then maybe try connecting the donor battery earth to the frame/engine near to the starter motor.

no i took my battery out and took it to the bike to allow us to do other things (with it being slightly less agricultural than the 1150 we jumped first and then to be sure then did the swap battery thing
yes we went terminal to terminal direct

 

[Michael R1150GS Adventure]

STARTER MOTOR GONE

anyone know how to get hold of one for tomorrow morning???
we are county durham

HELP

 

[Tayls]

Checked ebay for any local for sale? Contact and see if you can collect and pay? Just an idea

 

[Michael R1150GS Adventure]

yes doing that ta
bump

anyone ?

 

[seahorse]

Motorworks?

 

[Michael R1150GS Adventure]

yes thanks - motorworks have them in (bosch replacement)!

just been on phone, top people
shut tomorrow but there is a workaround...

these part numbers are scary... 1241769....


anyone local to durham still?

 

[Bendy toy]

if its like the 1200 you can whip off the starter motor back end complete with brushes and armature. For the sake of two long but small hex headed bolts and the terminal wire, it might only need some internal cleaning up.

Motorworks are at Holmfirth, West Yorkshire HD9 4AT Are they on your route to the ferry?

 

[Michael R1150GS Adventure]

no sadly our ferry is newcastle

BUT SEE OTHER THREAD - TREV IS SORTED NOW

off we go on holiday tonorrow

thanks again to all who have helped - top job all!