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Post by bizarnett on Aug 3, 2014 15:26:16 GMT
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Post by stevegbr on Aug 3, 2014 15:29:55 GMT
very nice looking bike, can see you have spent some time getting that back to the condition it is now.  |
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Post by scott on Aug 3, 2014 15:41:30 GMT
are you sure its the ignition coil that has failed suddenly and not the generator? My bike was running fine one minute and wouldn't start the next, no spark. The generator had suddenly failed. I'd be putting my money on thats what has happened to yours! Hope you get it fixed soon |
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Post by grahamb on Aug 3, 2014 15:44:56 GMT
what a great looking bike . nice one  Hope you get the coil problem sorted soon and rides as good as it looks |
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Post by Cheggy on Aug 3, 2014 16:13:02 GMT
Looks good, don't rule out the kill switch  |
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Post by Cheggy on Aug 3, 2014 16:16:42 GMT
Your switch is off in this pic, did you check it was turned back to run?  |
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Post by scott on Aug 3, 2014 16:41:04 GMT
I hope its just the switch! Caught me out that did not long after getting my SD. First bike I'd had with a kill switch. I'd went to go out on it and couldn't get it to start, so out with the plugs to find no spark. Off with the tank, swapped the coils over with spare ones and still no spark, then tried another CDI and again no spark. It was then I noticed the bloody kill switch in the off position. Felt a right twat!!  |
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Aug 3, 2014 16:56:39 GMT
That's a great looking bike I really like the SD in blue , good luck getting it running |
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Post by bizarnett on Aug 3, 2014 17:33:47 GMT
Thanks for the nice comments boys! Im pretty sure its the coil, i tested the resistance across the yellow and green cables which come out of the coil and they should read between 3 and 5 ohms but im getting between 0.8 and 1.... I hope my theory is right anyway!! Ive heard about the generators being faulty too so thats my next thing to swap if this coil doesnt work! Its so frustrating because after i changed my carb rubber manifolds, balanced the carbs and adjusted the pilot screws it was running perfect! Even had a cheeky toot up the road and everything was great and ive not moved it since then!
I will let u know what it is when its done!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 17:43:35 GMT
I love the effort you have put into this bike......you should really be proud.
The engine casings look fantastic.......how did you achieve that finish?
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Post by bizarnett on Aug 3, 2014 18:09:01 GMT
Thanks mate! Il be proud when im riding it lol to be honest sometimes i just put it in the garden to look at! They are such nice bikes, and ive been playing with it on and off for 18months now so i cant wait to enjoy it properly!
Well the cases were painted black so i had to use everything i could find to remove it! Plenty of thinners and overcleaner and wire brushes done the trick. Then i used wet and dry gradually getting finer to bring the shine out then finished off with a polishing wheel which was amazing! A bit too blingy at first but theyve settled down nicely now
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Post by greybeard on Aug 3, 2014 21:10:11 GMT
Your switch is off in this pic, did you check it was turned back to run? Good spot Hawkeye!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 22:34:31 GMT
Our Cheggs would be great at aircrash investigation. It'd be like...... There's the black box.......that box......the black one. |
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Post by lingy67 on Aug 4, 2014 21:12:30 GMT
stunner mate you must be really proud |
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Post by kickstart on Aug 4, 2014 21:38:49 GMT
Your bike looks great , some elbow grease been used there and thanks for the photo,s Sent from my GT-S5839i using proboards |
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