27-08-13, 05:49 PM
Cheers Mike, I'll give that a go. Could that be responsible for it not starting? I rode 1000 miles on it at the end of July with no problems.
Just tried to bump it again – still nothing, though there was enough compression to make it drag the rear wheel when in 1st. I then thumbed the starter again and it made the normal "attempting to start" sound (i.e. I think it fired but didn't catch). Tried again but it was back to the higher-sounding fast turnover. It's very strange, but at least I think we've established it's not the starter clutch, which I'm told is 3-4 hrs labour and £250 parts.
Just tried to bump it again – still nothing, though there was enough compression to make it drag the rear wheel when in 1st. I then thumbed the starter again and it made the normal "attempting to start" sound (i.e. I think it fired but didn't catch). Tried again but it was back to the higher-sounding fast turnover. It's very strange, but at least I think we've established it's not the starter clutch, which I'm told is 3-4 hrs labour and £250 parts.
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There's no replacement for displacement
There's no replacement for displacement