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there's plenty of oil in there, just had a look but i will try the oil in the spark plug hole, see if that helps. Yes, plenty of fuel in there too

just had a thought, if I want to check the starter motor actually works, can I jump it using my car battery? if yes, how?

yes the clicking was whilst bumping it but it's hard to pinpoint exactly where it was coming from. Could it be the starter relay is just clicking like mad? I've got this video to show everyone what happens when I try to start it, see if it helps to see what I've been bleating on about video link

no immobiliser. the clicking sounded like it was coming from the engine area rather than the starter relay.

was definitely an electrical issue when it cut out, literally filled it up 10 miles or so before. so i reckon you're right with the battery. i know for sure the starter motor is turning, i can feel it. I'll charge the battery up again tomorrow, try the bump start if that doesn't work then i guess it will be new battery. fingers crossed!

i've just been out to try bump start it down a small hill but it just made this clicking sound and have no idea what that is

downloaded a '99 manual but it seemed to tell me all i needed to know waited for my mate to leave then took the starter motor off myself, stripped it down and put it back together. relieved to say crunching noise has gone but we're back to the original issue i'm still trying to work out why it cut out in the first place as this wouldn't(i don't think) be related to the starter motor. i can only think the battery was draining somehow or, and really hoping this is it, the carb and air filter need a good clean

hey so I checked all the switches, relays and bits but they're all fine. so I think in actual fact it must be the starter motor. Got a mate to help me out, took the starter motor off and he took it to bits, did some measuring and that but not sure what he was doing?? Now we've put it all back together and there's a horrible grinding/crunching noise which must be coming from the starter motor. Any ideas?

hi oldgitonabike, the bike doesn't even start....this is my problem but i've managed to find some wiring diagrams with diagnostics so I'll get the multimeter out tomorrow

tapping the starter didn't work. I'll check all of the above tomorrow. Thanks again

just thinking, if the bike cut out whilst I was riding it, would this still be the starter motor problem?

thanks so much NEV will give this a go in a little while and see what happens. never thought about tapping the starter but worth a shot

i've been checking online for other solutions and it seems the regulator/rectifier is at fault. would it be correct to assume this? also, perhaps the starter relay is bad but not sure that's the case as I can hear a click when I try to start the bike. please please can someone help or at least let me know if i'm heading in the right direction. thank you

It's worth mentioning that when I did try to start it you could hear the engine trying to tick over but it was like it didn't have enough power if that makes sense. Hope someone can help

Hi everyone, new to the forum. Just bought my second TW125 but unfortunately this one has issues. Was actually fine when I picked it up, started first time no problem. After I rode it for around 30 miles it suddenly cut out. I could rev the throttle but it was like it skipped out of gear or something. Anyhow, managed to get it started again after a few goes but sadly a few miles later it cut out again. I was thinking, ever since I had turned the lights on it seemed to be when it cut out and when I left it beside the road with the lights on for say 30 mins(waiting for tow truck) the lights got dimmer then indicators started flashing quickly. I turned the ignition off and waited 10 mins then I tried starting it again, the lights came on brighter but instantly started to dim when I tried starting it. So is the battery the cause of my start problem or possibly something else? thanks for reading