Ju123 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hi folks. Recently I got myself a 1986 XJ900F (32,000 miles). I love the bike and it rides great. Today I went to start it - the green ignition light dimmed, the red oil warning light came on (Ithink it does that to test the bulb), but the engine did not turn over. Seems plenty of power from the battery (bright headlight). I bumped it and it started straight away and now starts on the button every time. Any ideas what may have happened? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Might be an earth not connected properly or your starter motor brushes might be worn, plus of course the dreaded dud battery, if you leave your bike outside the battery can fail in the cold weather, or maybe the connections on your starter button, any of these or a combination of them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Wheels Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Might be an earth not connected properly or your starter motor brushes might be worn, plus of course the dreaded dud battery, if you leave your bike outside the battery can fail in the cold weather, or maybe the connections on your starter button, any of these or a combination of them all. As above ^^^,,,,, just incase ya wanted a second opinion like ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ju123 Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Ok thanks for that - I'll check all the possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ju123 Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 I checked everything but could find no problem. I did tighten a few things and now the fault seems to have disapeared so all well and good! Another odd thing is that today the speedo stopped working but the odometer was still clocking up miles. After a short time the speedo woke up and began working again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebee Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Another component that could cause intermittent starting issues is the starter relay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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