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Apologies to Stu.... my 2020 961 cut out on me when I stopped at the lights tonight; it often idles to a stall when cold (ish) - I'd been out no more than 10 mins. Pushed the start button and nothing; not a click, crank or whirr of a fuel pump. Pushed it off the road, swore at it, check battery - 12.2v. Low, but not dead. Waited 5 mins, then tried again, but this time glimpsed 'LOW 3.3' appear briefly on the digi readout before v climbed up to around 12.1v. Again, nothing; no pump, starter click - nothing. RAC chap came and jump-started direct to the starter motor. But only when he connected his battery pack; jump-start from my battery alone was unsuccessful. I'm SURE I have read somewhere that the 961 will not start unless the battery v is above a certain value; there's a relay or circuit that has to see this v before allowing a start. I might have read it on another forum about another bike? Or I may be talking sh!t. Any thoughts...?
Be aware..
Be aware of an actual Battery/electrical issue/phenomenon. A battery can READ a voltage with a meter, but as soon as you try to load it ie take a quantity of electricity out it says 'can't do that' The reason being something in the system is high resistance, it could be the battery itself if that 'is flat' but it might be a bad contact/joint or even a resistance around a fuse/connector. Remember just because there is an appearance of supply/voltage don't believe you 'get it' if there is a significant resistance in the way.
Electricity- wonderful stuff. AO
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Apologies to me? Why, what…
Apologies to me? Why, what did I miss? Haha
Either way, this one turned out to be a simple case of realigning the clutch switch to the lever.
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