Reset on start?

[pazza1150]

I have looked at the battery problems people have had as I have been having problems with the battery holding a charge. However after changing the battery I am still finding that when the bike is started from cold it will turn over a couple of times then just the dreaded click, the RID also resets itself. If it starts and I ride, after stopping the restart is then a lottery. It sounds like a short somewhere? I have checked the battery connections and obvious wires with no joy, any suggestions?

 

[Frank Warner]

What bike?

How old a battery?

You have checked what wires where?

Sounds to me like the battery lacks capacity or you have a bad joint somewheres.
Or the starter motor is drawing too much energy ... how hot does it get?

 

[pazza1150]

missing info

Sorry the bike is a 2000 gs1150. The battery is a newish battery which has been charged and holds a charge, there seems to be no problem with it's condition.
I have checked the condition of the terminals and the connecting wires and traced the wires as far as I am able for breakages/ poor connections. The starter does not seem to get overly hot when starting.
Thanks
Dave

 

[MIKE R]

Same problem on a Yamaha last year, even down to the clock resetting. Although the bike was only 12 months old, it turned out to be the battery.

Hope this helps.

Mike R

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

starter moter brushes / bushes worn causing too much current draw ???

 

[Frank Warner]

Possibly the relay has dirty contacts.

Do the lights dim much when this occurs .. or do they get a little brighter -
dimming = more load current - or battery bad
brighter = less load currrent - bad connection (relay, starter motor, a connectoion smewheres - even inside the battery.