The BMW GS boxer twin thread

[igor]

I rode mine first time in 3 months today. Just wanted to take for a spin around the block. Bloody thing would not start. 2/3 choke. Petrol on. Twist throttle 3 times. turn over and wont kick into life. Try a couple more times. Looked down and my 5 year old had pulled spark plus leads off. Thanks a lot. contact. Hit starter and away it goes. Rode about 6km and put back in gargae. that should do it tilll its next wof due in October.

[BMWST?]

I rode mine first time in 3 months today. Just wanted to take for a spin around the block. Bloody thing would not start. 2/3 choke. Petrol on. Twist throttle 3 times. turn over and wont kick into life. Try a couple more times. Looked down and my 5 year old had pulled spark plus leads off. Thanks a lot. contact. Hit starter and away it goes. Rode about 6km and put back in gargae. that should do it tilll its next wof due in October.

when i rode mine for the first time in three months (achilles tendon) it fired up straight away(after battery charge) but blew the hall sensor about 1 k from home!

[igor]

nah mine wont die. tried for 11 yrs to kill it but it gets me home everytime. Even down on SH99 its was misbehaving but still got me to Te Anau

Fortunately its not like a Harley or rotweiler, likes to ride home in the back of a ute

[Eddieb]

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[BMWST?]

recently had hall sensor go out.This morning all instrument lights bright but push the starter.....clunk,no crankin at all,lights dim,come back bright after a few secs.Rev counter climbs to about three thou when starter button is pushed but absolutely no crankin action.battery is on charge again,or have i starter/solenoid issues?

[NordieBoy]

Clunk and dim could be battery or maybe starter brushes?

[Phreaky Phil]

recently had hall sensor go out.This morning all instrument lights bright but push the starter.....clunk,no crankin at all,lights dim,come back bright after a few secs.Rev counter climbs to about three thou when starter button is pushed but absolutely no crankin action.battery is on charge again,or have i starter/solenoid issues?

Or battery/charging problem. Even a weak battery will make the headlights glow but wont have the power to turn the motor over. If she fires up once the battery is charged or with jumper leads then start looking at the battery or charging system. Does the ignition light glow when you turn on the ignition ?

[BMWST?]

Or battery/charging problem. Even a weak battery will make the headlights glow but wont have the power to turn the motor over. If she fires up once the battery is charged or with jumper leads then start looking at the battery or charging system. Does the ignition light glow when you turn on the ignition ?

all the tell tale lights come on,oil,charge neutral,hope you are right phil.Charge light glows at idle(when it was going before,but goes out if revs are raised.bike has been sitting maybe battery is had it.We see tomorrow

[Phreaky Phil]

all the tell tale lights come on,oil,charge neutral,hope you are right phil.Charge light glows at idle(when it was going before,but goes out if revs are raised.bike has been sitting maybe battery is had it.We see tomorrow

Thats good signs, appears to be charging. The Valeo starters are notorious for having the magnets fall off them. Mine didnt but the planatery gears wore and it used to screech when starting and not spin over as fast. Might just be the battery. Lesser of all the evils !!

[BMWST?]

again,charged the battery and normal service resumes,i think the battery is toast,thats one car for the car and one for the bike.

[Phreaky Phil]

again,charged the battery and normal service resumes,i think the battery is toast,thats one car for the car and one for the bike.

Cool, if you have a multimeter you can check the charging voltage. With bike running and reving should be round 14v

[BMWST?]

Cool, if you have a multimeter you can check the charging voltage. With bike running and reving should be round 14v

will do just measure the voltage across the battery?

[That looks like fun]

Amps in series, Volts in parallel.

[Phreaky Phil]

will do just measure the voltage across the battery?

Yes Volts (DC) across the battery. At idle it will be lower and will rise to around 14V when revving. The GS charging system doesnt make full charge till about 3500rpm

[Padmei]

I'm gonna try one of these out- anyone done it & what was the outcome?

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Damn good site.