Testing sensor on R1
Discussion
Debating to check valve clearances whilst it is apart and waiting for coil loom and air filter ...
The plan was to do it in winter but given Ive 2-3 days before parts arrive and most of the bike is already stripped down it makes sense even if I do need to drop radiator again.
Not a job to look forward too mind
The plan was to do it in winter but given Ive 2-3 days before parts arrive and most of the bike is already stripped down it makes sense even if I do need to drop radiator again.
Not a job to look forward too mind
Decided to leave the valve clearances till winter as there is a lot more work to it than I thought to get in there.
In other news I traced the wires from the CIS back to the ECU.
White with black stripe - directly to ECU
Blue - goes to ECU but also TPS, ex up servo motor, iaps, aps, lean angle
Black with blue stripe - TPS, intake, aps, cps, intake air temp, lean angle
White and black stripe is the signal wire so reckon this was the culprit...
Interesting to find out anyway... Next step is clean the earths up (preventive maintenance) and wait for the parts.
I'm checking the whole bike off whilst it is in bits which is a good job as I found a small coolant leak from the front pipe ...
I also want to check resistances on the coils as one of the coils is pretty manky and on the same loom as the CIS which could cause interference?
In other news I traced the wires from the CIS back to the ECU.
White with black stripe - directly to ECU
Blue - goes to ECU but also TPS, ex up servo motor, iaps, aps, lean angle
Black with blue stripe - TPS, intake, aps, cps, intake air temp, lean angle
White and black stripe is the signal wire so reckon this was the culprit...
Interesting to find out anyway... Next step is clean the earths up (preventive maintenance) and wait for the parts.
I'm checking the whole bike off whilst it is in bits which is a good job as I found a small coolant leak from the front pipe ...
I also want to check resistances on the coils as one of the coils is pretty manky and on the same loom as the CIS which could cause interference?
Hooli said:
That's clean 
I had to shake the dirt out of mine recently, it seems after 60k on one filter it gets so blocked the bike sucks oil out of the crank breather! explains why it started using oil for the first time ever. I'll replace it at 100k & then every 50k from now on to avoid that again.
I'm gob smacked to be honest... I'm not lax with maintenance but the state of it made me cringe! ... 30k miles ... I checked it at 18k as well and it just needed blowing back out. I had to shake the dirt out of mine recently, it seems after 60k on one filter it gets so blocked the bike sucks oil out of the crank breather! explains why it started using oil for the first time ever. I'll replace it at 100k & then every 50k from now on to avoid that again.
Fleegle said:
My 27 year old 250 started 2nd kick tonight. Not been touched since December.
Not a single bit of fur on the connectors.....but then it gets cleaned 'dry'
I'm happy for you sweet cheeks Not a single bit of fur on the connectors.....but then it gets cleaned 'dry'
Most of the connectors have been A1 ... The ones that live inside the outer fairings had some light fur in a couple of them no doubt due to riding in wet and washing ... Easy to clean up and ACF50 will keep them that way in future.
So... the bike is back together in one piece... with the new ignition coil loom. All electrical plugs have been cleaned and protected with ACF50, fully serviced with new plugs and filters and a new battery.
New loom installed carefully and fixed up behind the coils... the CIS coupler and loom has been run across the front of the engine to prevent interference from the coils and I've located the plug as close to the fairing as I can for ease of access should I need to do further testing. It avoids me having to rip the whole bike apart.
This morning - it started.
Bets are now on as to whether it starts tonight
New loom installed carefully and fixed up behind the coils... the CIS coupler and loom has been run across the front of the engine to prevent interference from the coils and I've located the plug as close to the fairing as I can for ease of access should I need to do further testing. It avoids me having to rip the whole bike apart.
This morning - it started.
Bets are now on as to whether it starts tonight
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