Rhubarb
2nd August 2009, 20:39
Unfortunatley, despite what the thread title may suggest its not the rear tyre or the rider thats smoking - it's the wiring!
My 80's GSX has a black wire with a white tracer that is getting so hot it is melting the plastic wire coating.
It only smokes when I use the starter so obviously it is linked to that.
My battery tester says the battery is 75% charged but the starter winds over like the battery is flat. When I use my jump starter it still winds over really slow. (Instead of all the power going to the stater it may be shorting out - I'm not sure, just a guess)
Being a black wire I assume it is an earth wire?
I haven't ridden the bike for a couple of weeks. The last time I rode it was about a 2 hour ride home from an overnight stay. Everything went well, bike performed great - no problems. I parked it in the garage and was looking forward to the next sunny winters ride.
I have put a new rear shock absorber on it since the last ride but there is nothing remotely electrically related to the shockie change.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can find/trace the fault?
Thank you for your help.
My 80's GSX has a black wire with a white tracer that is getting so hot it is melting the plastic wire coating.
It only smokes when I use the starter so obviously it is linked to that.
My battery tester says the battery is 75% charged but the starter winds over like the battery is flat. When I use my jump starter it still winds over really slow. (Instead of all the power going to the stater it may be shorting out - I'm not sure, just a guess)
Being a black wire I assume it is an earth wire?
I haven't ridden the bike for a couple of weeks. The last time I rode it was about a 2 hour ride home from an overnight stay. Everything went well, bike performed great - no problems. I parked it in the garage and was looking forward to the next sunny winters ride.
I have put a new rear shock absorber on it since the last ride but there is nothing remotely electrically related to the shockie change.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can find/trace the fault?
Thank you for your help.