Electric start Morinis - worth keeping E/S?
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From: Austin Shackles on 30 Aug 2008 03:29 On or around Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:38:18 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) enlightened us thusly: >Tim <tim(a)nospam.osvif.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Anyone who makes 12v by fitting two 6v batteries has me worried. > >LOL. > >Really? Oh I dunno. loads of BMW twins have 12V coils by wiring 2 6V ones in series. -- Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!
From: Tim on 30 Aug 2008 04:14 In message <xn0fujcmtb3vm0000(a)news.individual.net>, sweller <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> writes >TOG(a)Toil wrote: > >> > From all reports I've seen, the electric starters are a waste of time. >> > Is this true? >> >> <Considers old late unlamented Morini 500> >> >> The worst-designed and most incapable electric start system ever >> fitted to a motorcycle, with the possible exception of the one they >> put on the last-gasp Norton Commando > >Suzuki GT185 "Dynastart" > I had forgotten that pig. -- Tim http://www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk/
From: Ross on 30 Aug 2008 04:36 "Tim" <tim(a)nospam.osvif.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:xk3+hmB7FQuIFwPq(a)nospam.osvif.demon.co.uk... >>> The worst-designed and most incapable electric start system ever >>> fitted to a motorcycle, with the possible exception of the one they >>> put on the last-gasp Norton Commando >>Suzuki GT185 "Dynastart" > I had forgotten that pig. I did 12,000 miles in 18 months or so back in '79 ish and it never failed to start on the button...perhaps I was just lucky! Regards Ross
From: sweller on 30 Aug 2008 04:51 Ross wrote: > > > Suzuki GT185 "Dynastart" > > > I had forgotten that pig. > > I did 12,000 miles in 18 months or so back in '79 ish and it never > failed to start on the button...perhaps I was just lucky! I had mine in 1990 - I can't seem to find a picture of it, which is a surprise. Old nail, neither started or charged that well. -- Simon
From: deadmail on 30 Aug 2008 05:15
On 30 Aug 2008 08:51:33 GMT, "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >Ross wrote: > >> > > Suzuki GT185 "Dynastart" >> >> > I had forgotten that pig. >> >> I did 12,000 miles in 18 months or so back in '79 ish and it never >> failed to start on the button...perhaps I was just lucky! > >I had mine in 1990 - I can't seem to find a picture of it, which is a >surprise. Old nail, neither started or charged that well. I think the RD200 used a similar starter. I was really impressed by mine. Lovely little bike. Only problem was the way the crankcases split (horizontally rather than vertically) which made it a real pain to work on. |