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Hi all,
Went out to start my 1985 K100RS and the bike didn't catch immediately, not unusual when cold, but the starter did not disengage, kept chugging away. I turned the switch behind the starter button to off and it still was chugging. Turned the key off and it still was chugging away...
We're on a road trip on a 1973 R75/5 LWB and we rode in heavy rain yesterday. After I turned off the bike it wouldn't start again. Nothing happens when I push the starter but I can kick start the bike. I let it dry over night and same issue. There's no sound at all (no solenoid clicking) and the...
I'm trying to remove the starter relay on my 1977 RS. It sits on a bracket pressed up against the frame and for the life of me I can't figure out how to get it off. There must be something obvious that I'm missing so input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob Unger
Think it might be starter relay. How to bypass relay and use solenoid directly?
If I'm persistent I can sometimes start up with kick pedal.
Thanks for any help,
Tom Carter
Apparently my starter relay is welded shut :jawdrop from trying to start the bike with a near dead battery.
Any recommendations on a source or tips for the replacement?
Scott
88 k75s
Can anyone point me to an alternate source for a starter relay for this old airhead I just picked up? MAX BMW tells me they are backordered until sometime next summer. Thanks.
Hi Folks,
Pressed the starter button today (after turning the key) and not so much as a solenoid click. Charged the battery (2 years old). Valeo starter installed 5+ years ago. Did a rudimentary check for pinched, cut, and grounded wires and found nothing. The horn and lights work.
Measured...
1975 r90/6 been running for a few years, with issues here and there, but she always seem to start(even if i had to push) until recently... a few months back i had a leaky brake mc, it flooded the starter relay. got the relay cleaned and rebuilt the MC, everything worked fine after. most...