Beverages all around. Posted here and around.
My bike has always been hard to start. And by hard to start sometimes
I wonder if it will or not. I always attributed it to the starter
might not be up to the added strain of the 103 build. After a crank
in public where I was asked "What the heck was that" and a
conversation with TL I finally had it checked.
At the dealer bright and early Saturday morning about 8:30. Service
department was not busy.
Asked the service writer to step outside with me and look at my bike.
His bike is sitting 5 feet away from mine with the same engine build.
Then I ask him to start my bike 4 times.
1st time - Starts right up.
2nd time - He says "What?"
3rd time - He says "That's not right"
4th time - He says "DANG"
He starts his 3 times and makes the statement "Not quite the same is
it?" We walk back in and the technicians ask what the ugly noise from
outside was. Trouble shooting starts:
1. Primary cover pulled and teeth inspected. Fine
2. Battery is showing good but a bit low. Battery pulled, charged
and reinstalled. Problem is still there.
3. They have a transmission on the shelf to be returned due to paint
peeling. My transmission removed and the other installed. Problem is
still there. Mine reinstalled.
4. TP sensor pulled and inspected for metal. Nope.
Head scratching. Computer searched. There is a service bulletin
concerning early P&A 103 Stage II kits. Seems the timing mark for
the rear cam was incorrect on some. Doesn't tell you what was the
wrong position just what the correct one should be. Technicians are
thinking that if the timing mark is advanced 1 notch then the bike
would start hard, then the ECM would compensate to allow it to run.
Mine is one of the very first 103 SII kits built for the 2007 models.
So at 1:30 I saddled up and headed to the beach. Rode all around, not
one threw rocks at me or tried to run me off the road, and it started
every time. Started hard but started.
Tuesday morning I drop it back off to have the cams inspected.
Hopefully that's the problem. If not I may be at MISFIT in a car.
Side note: 2009 rumor. While at my dealer I had a chance to look at
a nice ****ny 2009 bike that was ****pped in last week with 4 or 5 2008
models last week. It was a S****tster and looked just like the 2008
model.
Dave (Dukes Sheep)
'07 FLHTCU NAH#2 DOF #5 SENS
"Oh bother" said Pooh, as he was connected at 14.4kps
A: Because it disturbs the logical flow of the message.
Q: Why is topposting frowned upon?
