Sports: RE: [DucatiST] Re: Lesson learned - but need suggestions

Did you tie wrap the low voltage connector to the solenoid like was
suggested?

Mine had exactly the same symptoms, intermittent starting (but would bump
start - I miss kick starters). It turned out that the connector was
partially making contact and whether or not it would start was dependant on
the whim of the connector.

BTW Blue is the best colour! (but I might be slightly biased!)

Dave G
2002 Blue ST2S

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From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Allan Stern
Sent: April-23-13 10:19 AM
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DucatiST] Re: Lesson learned - but need suggestions - Followup

Thanks, one and all, for your suggestions and support, especially Hobatz,
who said I should go in the house, have another beer, and let my wife fix
the bike. The first part of your suggestion was right on, Gary.

I did go out and buy a volt meter, took the right fairing off (except the
very bottom), and found the battery reading to be 13.5 volts. Perfect.

I then pushed and prodded every wire coming out of the battery. Didn't
find anything loose or pulled out at the non-battery end. Was going to
start looking at relays and other stuff when I decided to try the bike
again.

When I hit the starter button, It started right up! Like nothing had ever
been wrong.

The roar of that engine filling the garage sounded mighty sweet, let me tell
you. Even though it was 9:30 pm by then, I opened the garage door so the
neighbors could share in my joy.

But if you ask me what was the problem, I still couldn't tell you. Perhaps
the new battery had not been fully charged up by the shop. I did put it on
the trickle charger when I got home and noticed it wasn't full up (I didn't
have a volt meter then). IF that were the case, though, wouldn't the
starter still crank a little bit, as it does when the battery gets low?
Just wondering.

There is one place where I could not get the two fairing pieces together,
even with loosening everything, and pushing things around -- That was under
the nose, where the little nose piece fits with (or doesn't fit with) the
right-mid fairing piece. I was able to get the left side together, but the
right-side holes were still about 5 mm apart. Didn't want to force
anything so I tightened everything else back up and things seemed pretty
stable even with that one nut missing. There's a tiny gap that's barely
noticeable to any but the most discerning eyes.

Thanks again, guys.

Allan
'01 ST2

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