Quote:I joined this place 6yrs ago as I was going to buy one. Anyway that didn't happen but skip ahead into the COVID clusterfark that is 2020 and behold!
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That's right, mandatory shot of it being loaded onto a trailer. I'm now the owner of a ~90k km 2003 TDM900 :banana:Â
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Annoyingly, after a day of cleaning and polishing she won't start. Are these things sensitive to lower battery voltage?
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I have a bit of adventure ahead of me, I thought I'd quickly look at the plugs but after taking the tank off and looking at where they are, I decided I didn't have enough beer and well, well, I'm temped to have someone else do it when it's off getting tyres and a quick look over.
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Oh the thing has sat for 12m so I'm going to have to go over it all or it's likely to cost me a sink.
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First things first, was lets bit that old rusty Oxford grip setep
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There really is a lot of wiring that feels good to bin.
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Also. whats this aftermarket looking EFI controller?
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Was this a thing to do in the day to "correct" some perceived fueling something or other. Never seen one of these auto-chain oilier things. Think I'd rather keep an eye on my chain and clean it by hand (looking forward to feeling like a twat for saying that).
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Anyway, despite it not firing, (I'm going to assume these things are sensitive to low voltage, coupled with crap fuel that'll depose of thoughtfully) I enjoyed cleaning the crap of it.
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I don't even mind the purple screen.
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I'm away for a week but once back, I'm eagerly looking forward to honing around on this derp.
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VIV LA BIKE!
A pir of jumper start cables would sort the low voltage question. Old fuel may be the answer if it won't start then. Plugs are less probable, modern efi engines are forgiving in his regard...
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