thepilot
29th August 2005, 11:39
Hi all,
I have been reading your forums for some time and have finally got round to joining up as there aren't really any decent motorbike forums from around here! I'm from Melbourne Aust. and have just purchased a second hand 1994 ZXR250. So far I have found a few problems but it was riding really well until two nights ago.
It seems there is an electrical problem. As I am relatively new to bikes I don't really know how to approach the problem. I came out one morning and turned the ignition on, the lights lit up as they should; pressed the starter and it turned over a couple of times and then the relay under the seat clicked and the power completely died. Now every now and then the ignition lights up again but the headlight remains off. When I press the starter again the relay clicks and power dies.
I so I thought it may have been a battery problem so I roll started it last night and it started ok. But when i gave it any throttle at all it ran really roughly and the tacho went bezerk. Almost like the Ignition control was getting some serious intereference. Now get this - when I put on the front brake and the rear brake light came on it idle perfectly and I could rev it all I wanted. I'm stumped. (pity i can't ride with the front brake on!)
I suspect the junction box under the seat may have issues...
Any Ideas?!
I have been reading your forums for some time and have finally got round to joining up as there aren't really any decent motorbike forums from around here! I'm from Melbourne Aust. and have just purchased a second hand 1994 ZXR250. So far I have found a few problems but it was riding really well until two nights ago.
It seems there is an electrical problem. As I am relatively new to bikes I don't really know how to approach the problem. I came out one morning and turned the ignition on, the lights lit up as they should; pressed the starter and it turned over a couple of times and then the relay under the seat clicked and the power completely died. Now every now and then the ignition lights up again but the headlight remains off. When I press the starter again the relay clicks and power dies.
I so I thought it may have been a battery problem so I roll started it last night and it started ok. But when i gave it any throttle at all it ran really roughly and the tacho went bezerk. Almost like the Ignition control was getting some serious intereference. Now get this - when I put on the front brake and the rear brake light came on it idle perfectly and I could rev it all I wanted. I'm stumped. (pity i can't ride with the front brake on!)
I suspect the junction box under the seat may have issues...
Any Ideas?!