ReconRat

That's what freeway and highway patrol do in both Georgia and Pennsylvania. You could be pulled over by an unmarked firebird, mustang, semi, van, etc. It's impossible to deal with, you just don't know who is who.

Also, that was a very easy to disassemble tachometer. Others I've seen are a real pain to take apart. Hope it works out.

I had a tach go wacky, that pinned all the way over. It was trying to get back to the low end, and swinging through the high end was the shortest path. I know that sounds goofy, but I had a short in the electrical system, and it had been swinging all over the place. I took it apart and gently moved it back to zero, and put it back together. It worked fine when restarted. I have no idea if this is relevant to the condition of your tach.

But wait, there's more... if engineer = dork and MJ wants to be engineer therefore MJ = dorkette-in-training

dang it JRMMiii, there I am on the same dang wiki page, quoting the same dang thing... and I see you done it already...

He was dead in less than one second, still standing. Power was fault interrupted, and then restarted, doing it again. It's not the voltage, it's the amperes that get you.

I have a little yellow duckie in the bathroom I picked it up in a hotel bathroom in Vienna, Austria All the bathrooms had one I did not steal it they were free I think

I haven't quite made it all the way to the end of 78, and have been thinking of riding it. I've gone past the end of it on 7 at the river, and went down to Marietta and came back North. I'd rather find another road going West instead to return on, or just turn around and ride 78 back. Dunno yet, but I can hear it calling me. Working on it. I wish it crossed the river and kept on going in Pennsylvania.

Is the control circuit the low voltage side of the solenoid? Sounds like it. Kinda odd that the solenoid would click, if there was a problem on that side. And kinda odd that was bad enough to keep the bike from starting. Either your meter bridged over the bad wiring, or the bad wiring moved while working on it. Best guess. A short in the wiring on that side, might be enough to keep it from starting? But enough gets through to let the solenoid actuate? This can't be this complicated...

Yeah, thanks... I got no clue who Bobby Sherman is/was... Ok, looked it up. Some sort of Teen Idol. I can see now, how I missed it. Anyway, Ninja 250s are very cool, and you'all lucky to have one.

That is so freakin' weird.... dust them for prints... I'm betting kids had them not more than two blocks away in a garage or backyard.

Sounds like you found where the resistance is in the circuit. Where you had the probes of the meter, probably was jumping over the bad spot. Or something moved around just enough, to change the wiring, so that it is not acting up right now. The bike may or may not start continuously, it still has something in there to be found and fixed. Check the the wiring, and the wiring diagram, where you were taking the reading. See if anything there makes any sense. when you say control, I take it the voltage readings were on the low voltage side of the start circuit.

hmmm, ok. But I hate it when a new battery doesn't show enough voltage to meet the specs. I have returned some for one dead cell. They still had enough voltage. Dunno. It's one or the other or both. The battery and/or the solenoid circuit. Your battery is probably one of those sealed units, and can't check the individual cells.

12.8 is weak. Still works, but getting close to replacement. Unhook your battery and jump another good one in there, I bet it starts ok. Which means it's the battery, or battery charge. No cost to check it, just time.

it wouldn't even click if any of the switches cut it off. ok, best guess is bad solenoid, or bad connections between solenoid and starter, or bad connections from solenoid to battery. I sure hope the battery is good enough to turn the starter. 12.7 volts minimum, most service manuals would say. 13.5 to 14.5 would be better.

So it doesn't even click or clunk when trying to start? Just nothing? Yeah, maybe starter solenoid is bad. Or wiring, or wiring connections. If the "bendix" doesn't move out and engage the gears, it would just spin, without engaging the engine to turn. I think I'd jump the connection up on the handlebars, at the starter switch wiring, to make sure it isn't that switch. You have to worry about the gear position neutral sensor also, causing it not to turn over. I'm not sure if that one is normally open, or normally closed. But should be able to bypass that one to check it also. And the kickstand switch, same thing there. If you got those things. Most of these guys would probably say go check the kickstand switch first. They go bad often.

A yard?... a yard for sale... hmmm, seen one somewhere...

ok, it bugs me, where the Julie Julie Julie thing comes from... It's mostly that Bobby Sherman sang “Julie, Julie, Julie, do you love me?" back just before this Julie was born, so this Julie probably heard it a zillion times. (apologies for 3rd person speak) Loosely patterned after a famous quote that never really happened, Cary Grant saying "Judy Judy Judy" in one of his movies. Ok, now I can forget about it...

The starter is re-buildable with OEM parts; approx $27.23 for the brushes and holder at discount mail order. SKU: 14079-1082 HOLDER-ASSY,CARBON BRUSH or just the two carbon brushes for approx $4.66 each; SKU: 21040-1051 SPRING-BRUSH or the entire starter for approx $310.77; SKU: 21163-1258 STARTER-ELECTRIC the starter is common with at least; 1995 Ninja ZX-6R 1996 Ninja ZX-6R 1997 Ninja ZX-6R you will have to restore the starter commutator (if it needs it). The contactor part that the brushes ride on when turning. If in doubt, get help. It's pretty easy, but if it's goofed up, the entire starter will have to be replaced. edit: or the fail-safe method, pull the starter and drop it off at the shop for a re-build. I'm just going to assume that motorcycle mechanics know how to do this. I picked up on it in aviation mechanic classes. And I've done car starters. The only hard part is trying to get it put back together, when those big magnets don't want you to do that.

He hit a dip in the road, you can see his forks load and rebound. Probably threw him off his game.

wtf? oh, I think I'll pass on the right, no left, no right, NO LEFT, oh crap I forgot I have brakes!!! idiot

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