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Goped79
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 12:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The bike also has died on me once just joy riding. I tapped the coil with a hammer and it started back up.. any ideas can you have a crack or something in the coils??
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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 02:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

A hammer? What are you doing riding a Buell with a Triumph tool kit? joker

Hitting the coil with a hammer is not recomended diagnostic procedure.

Most likely you have a troublesome safety switch or loose ground somewhere. If you'd let us in on what model bike you are talking about, it might help us better advise you. : )
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Mikej
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 07:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Per his profile:

quote:

Bike Model: xb12 & x1 mutant
Model Year: 2004 & 2002




I think we need a pic of the bikes.

If whacking it with a hammer helps then I'm leaning towards a wire or grounding issue or some sort of corrosion that the hammer whack dislodges.
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Goped79
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 09:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

sorry first time poster.. its a 2002 x1 very well could be a lose wire but i'm leaning back to the coil as the problem but i dont know if you can have a crack in the coil that will only disrupt every now and then. when i got the bike you could tell it had fallen over because a crack in the hand grip and the coil could have taken a beating from this. i have checked the clutch safety switch and bypassed it all together because of a loose wire.
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Goped79
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 09:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

my second toy!!
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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 10:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Coils are pretty cheap and I'm lazy.
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Mikej
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 11:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Looks like you probably have fun with those two extremes of the spectrum.

Follow the wires, run it at night and look for arcing from the coil housing, or remove the coil and look for burnt/bare paint. Could be an overheating problem with the coil as well (if it's anything like some old cars I've had).
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