My baby has been a little sluggish the past 2 days when starting. Battery is always on an optimate when not in use and I put in a new battery a few months ago with new exact cables. This morning turns a couple of times but then won't start. Clutch stops spinning and I didn't notice any whirring of electrics (I'm sure there is a technical term for that!) pre ignition. Any ideas/solutions gratefully received. Cheers
Do you have a voltmeter Serkta? Could be several things of course but despite new battery, what voltage do you have at battery static and then what does it show during starter attempt and straight after?
Hi Chris, I do but really don't know how to used it. Where would I place the pointy things to get the reading? Cheers
Might be better to find someone to help if you're not confident. When you put it back on Optimate, what does the charge status say? When you try it next time after a charge, see if starter churns on the first attempt. This will give more clues as to what's happening, whether it might be a relay for instance.
Hi, thanks for the response. I turned it on last night and this morning and it initially made the electrical noise when turning the key. When pushing the ignition button it tries to turn over with the open clutch initially spinning then stops and it sound like something is continuing to spin. I have done a little video but it is still too big to upload. Cheers
Oh bow locks. That is probably way beyond my capabilities. Thanks for the video it certainly sounds like my issue Cheers
The trouble is, the wear on a sprag assembly that slips is barely visible. Good secondhand parts may well look ok but in fact they could be worn so that means that would be 150 quid down the drain and then you’d need to buy new parts... That was my logic anyway.
You have to have a guarantee! My friend with an 1198 recently put a second hand one on his and it's fine.
Iirc, Steve R had some sneaky ways of doing this on the cheap. Unfortunately, he left the forum in a huff but there may still be some useful posts on the subject.
One of the fixes was a new spring. If you Google you will find all the answers. That's what I did to sort mine
I wasn't been rude there Google does bring the threads on here and Ducati ms up and you can try the simple things first One of the threads tells you which seal to buy to get the correct spring
