starter Button

[OZXJR]

Well this week I have had my first problem since owning my bike.The starter button has become stiff and hard to push,it still engages and starts the bike,but it don't click in like the horn button.It seemed to happen after I washed it last weekend and if I push it repeatedly it comes good for a while.I,m to scared to push it too hard in case I break it .Any ideas ?

 

[Humperdinkel]

Well this week I have had my first problem since owning my bike.The starter button has become stiff and hard to push,it still engages and starts the bike,but it don't click in like the horn button.It seemed to happen after I washed it last weekend and if I push it repeatedly it comes good for a while.I,m to scared to push it too hard in case I break it .Any ideas ?

Have you tried a little squirt of WD-40 mate ????....Thats where i would start , other then that im not much help

 

[OZXJR]

Yeah I did think of that Humps,not much room to get behind the button ,but I will try it ,Thanks.:thumbup:

 

[Humperdinkel]

Yeah I did think of that Humps,not much room to get behind the button ,but I will try it ,Thanks.:thumbup:

If you get one of those little plastic tube thingy's on the end of the nozzle it should disperse fairly easily and get right in there for ya :thumbup:

 

[aussiejules]

wd is good but better is the inox spray. I sell a wd equivalant but go and buy inox. get from repco it is the best.

 

[Humperdinkel]

wd is good but better is the inox spray. I sell a wd equivalant but go and buy inox. get from repco it is the best.

+1 on the Inox mate , i only said WD coz everybody knows it

 

[OZXJR]

Yup,I never heard of Inox

 

[Mattberkshire]

I had the same problem for a year. When my TPS was fixed under warranty the dealer told me they noticed my starter button was faulty and they'd ordered me a new unit. I went back a week later and it was replaced. All under warranty. Top banana

 

[ozzieboy]

Yup,I never heard of Inox

Red, white and blue can with an Aussie flag on it. I use this for the chains and sprockets on my kayak pedals and the thing spends a lot of time in salt water.

There is also lannox, which has a lanolin additive and is even better for rust prevention and will most likely leave a thicker residue behind, a little like a grease, although this is a guess.

Great for wiping down the rims and donk with after washing to remove grime and leave a thin film on them. Next wash the grime will come off incredibly easy, or you can wipe it off the rims with your finger:rockon:.

Innox is also food industry approved, so I guess, at a pinch you could eat it...LMAO..I don't recommend it though.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Fred]

I'd just pull the switches off, take the whole setup apart and clean it.

Take lots of pictures or notes so you can get it all back together correctly.

And do the disassembly in a shoebox or similar, so that when a spring tries to escape, you won't lose it.

 

[OZXJR]

Have you tried a little squirt of WD-40 mate

That seems to have done the trick Humps.It clicks now,not as smooth as before ,but least it works.Will give it another squirt later.Thanks.

 

[Wolfman]

I'd just pull the switches off, take the whole setup apart and clean it.

Take lots of pictures or notes so you can get it all back together correctly.

And do the disassembly in a shoebox or similar, so that when a spring tries to escape, you won't lose it.

Even though the WD40 has seemingly "done the trick", i would still do this....they are easy to take off and put back on...have done it a couple of times...bout a 15 minute job.

:thumbup:

 

[OZXJR]

Even though the WD40 has seemingly "done the trick", i would still do this....they are easy to take off and put back on...have done it a couple of times...bout a 15 minute job.

:thumbup:

If it fails again I will take it off.I have never pulled the actual switch apart before ,thats the only worry mate.

 

[Wolfman]

If it fails again I will take it off.I have never pulled the actual switch apart before ,thats the only worry mate.

I wouldnt worry too much, take out the screws that hold it onto the bars, and it pretty much falls apart for you, is pretty sturdily made inside actually, decent connectiobns, etc...not like on old bikes!

:thumbup:

 

[OZXJR]

That bits ok,I,m more concerned about the starter switch itself.How hard is that to get to after you remove the switch block from the bars ?

 

[Sawblade]

I've got the same problem with my starter button. I've had it apart a couple of times, but there's nothing apparently wrong with it.

 

[Wolfman]

That bits ok,I,m more concerned about the starter switch itself.How hard is that to get to after you remove the switch block from the bars ?

Very easy, there is nothing behind it to remove, just get in there and blow out around it i reckon, check for looseness, etc...

:thumbup:

 

[OZXJR]

I've got the same problem with my starter button. I've had it apart a couple of times, but there's nothing apparently wrong with it.

You worry about pushing it too hard don't you ,I know I did .

 

[OZXJR]

Very easy, there is nothing behind it to remove, just get in there and blow out around it i reckon, check for looseness, etc...

:thumbup:

Ahhh,thanks mate.........very different to the oldies then .

 

[Wolfman]

Ahhh,thanks mate.........very different to the oldies then .

Tes, i have an early 80's ducati you see....electrical nightmare! And i know you have had old Kwaka's, etc, and they were not much better!

I am constantly surprised by the difference in quality in regards to bike manufacture these days....they have come a long way very quickly....has to be the robots!