Caution - motorcycle related content - wet running. Or not IYSWIM

Right then, this Beemer of mine. Recently it's got a little unwilling to
run in the wet, i.e. if I wash it, it won't start. If I'm out and it
starts to rain it starts misfiring.

Now, when it wouldn't start a couple of days ago I checked and I was
getting spark. Not a big fat pyrotechnic spark, but a spark nonetheless.
Not enough of a spark though, I'd suggest.

So what is it that stops the ignition working properly in the wet?
Leads? Coil? Electronic ignition module thingy? Wiring connections?
Left-handed froggle-grommet? All of the above?

I'd rather not replace everything if it's not necessary so pointers
welcome. If I have to get the Avo out and open the only pages of the
HBOL that don't have oil on then so be it.

 

Are you mad? It's October, ffs!

Motorcycle related content indeed!

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replace you HT leads or when it starts to play up grab hold of one and see
if you get a skock if you do the the rubber on the out side has detereated
and letting current travel on the out side to the engine block, also check
spark plug gap and points etc if you got them

 

Gyp was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Grey coil? Potentially the original? Check for cracks. Most likely
it's fucked, and they all do that.

Replace with adapted R1100 coil. Far better, doesn't crack, cheaper to
replace if it goes wrong?

 

Is that the original coil? The monos were known for that. The old coil off
mine had three full-length splits in it.

There's two fixes: either slather the thing in grease and freezer bags, or
New Coil.

A good test to see if this is actually the cause of the problem is to borrow
the new coil orf the Evil Twin, which is not currently using it much.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Gyp

Get somewhere nice and dark in the wet and fire it up. Look for sparks.

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Gyp says...

<snigger>

 

It's the same fault I mentioned a few days ago and you made a note then
and you don't get anything for a pair of faults.

 

But it's only 15 years old FFS. What sort of reliability and build
quality is that?

 

Oooh ta, though I'm not entirely sure when I'd manage to pop in & pick
it up. Possibly early (or mid) Saturday?

 

Gyp says...

You do, you get a snigger from me.

 

Gyp says...

I've never had to replace a coil on an RD yet, and lots of those I've
owned have been well over 15 years old. Buy a proper bike.

 

Although in your case you would hear it on the radio I suppose.

 

As the R1100 coil is 1/2 the price, what adaptation is required?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, rb

Hadn't thought of that. Probably.

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Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Gyp

Remove all the bits of R80RT, dispose of them carefully and replace with
an R1100.

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Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Well, I'll be doing a few hours in work this week, so I'll be in the
Gloucester area. I'll bell you when I've separated it from the carcase.

 

Check the float bowls for water - the old Bings were notorious for it.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older

That and golf. And really crap Xmas specials.
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Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Nigel Eaton says...

He's on the road to nowhere now