Why does my Triumph motorcycle keep starting up?

Why does my Triumph motorcycle keep starting up?

I have seen alot of starters do what you are experiencing due to wore out brushes, bad field coils, poor ground, corrosion hidden between cable and terminal, run a cable from the hot side battery to the starter terminal to bypass everything, test “backwards” back to the starter switch and don’t overlook the ignition switch.

Why does my Triumph Tiger 10 not start?

Can’t say the same for my old Tiger 10 with the maggy ignition. If you didn’t get it first kick, forget it. A bit of advice I had years ago: If it wont kick over don’t roll it down a hill to start it as it probably still won’t start and you’ve got to push the bastard back up!!!!

Why does my triumph T-100 turn over when starting?

Hello, all: Got a strange one for you here; sometimes, when I’m starting the T-100, I hit the button and it begins to turn over, then stops just like I’d released the button. I’ve tried playing with the clutch lever and the sidestand to no avail.

What’s the best way to charge a Triumph bike?

1. Fill battery with supplied acid, then leave for at least 30mins to settle and soak; 2. Charge for at least 3hrs, then leave to settle for 1 hour before installing in the bike. Click to expand…

Are there any ignition problems with the triumph?

Triumph is well aware of this problem as there must be several dozen forum members just from the R3.net site who have had this problem, brought it to Triumph’s attention, and some lucky enough for Triumph to stand behind their product and replace the defective part.

When did I buy a Triumph bike ignition switch?

There is no excuse for such a cheesy ignition switch design on a 15k dollar bike. I never replaced the switch fearing the same thing would happen again leaving me stranded in an even worse location. Bought my 2008 Standard in August 2008.

When do you lose power on a triumph?

Approximately two months after I bought the bike, I noticed that I would lose power when making sharp turns or turning handlebars in either direction….very dangerous situation. The problem rapidly progressed to the bike not starting when the key was turned on.

Is there a warranty on a Triumph bike?

The answer from Triumph was ” what ignition problem? ” and ” no ” to a warranty repair. I ended up taking my bike to a local bike tech who disassembled the ignition barrel and re-soldered the damaged solder points. Bike ran fine thereafter, but for safe measure, I installed the H4 Headlight Relay kit.

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