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RSV-R 02 starting problem when damp ??

Joined Jun 2009
50 Posts | 0+
Liverpool
Could be just my imagination but last Saturday I left the bike parked outside all day and it rained quite a bit,upon coming to fire her up to go home I set the fast idle as usual but she wouldnt fire up,she coughed a bit,spluttered and then nothing,eventually I flattened the battery,now this happened the day I went to buy it after it had had a good slosh over with soap and water and these two episodes are the only 2 where she has been wet before a start up,anyone know any issues I should look at ?,cheers
 
there is a thermistor in the right (looking from the front) air tube which is a classic problem after a jet wash douces it, but you would get an efi message on the dash if that was the probelm.

Did you get a flashing EFI?
 
No flashing EFI but I had a quick check of the plugs on Monday night and you could drive a barge through the gaps ?? they where atleast .012 :suspect possible cause ??
 
Get you bike hooked up to an Optimate too. Also look at replacing the starter solenoid with a Yamaha one. Do a search on Yamaha solenoid
 
Not got the optimate but the Halfords own cheaper version :biggrin (Jez iam a cheap skate),Ive already put the uprated Aprilia solenoid on it,got it off some dude on E-bay,think he posts on here but cant remember his ebay tag,£30 + p+p.but sadly the bike is now off the road completely as the sprag let go on thursday and I have now stripped it down in my garage only to find the sprag lobes retaining spring dangling out of the back of the geny :eek:,sprag gear and housing look like they took most of the grief over the years and might be salvagable (watch this space :idea) but the sprag its self is only destined for that big starter motor in the sky,thanks for the tips so far guys
 
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