Subject: Re: update on non-starting 70 ambo
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Sep 3, 2000, 4:21 PM
Post ID: 1702249107
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Hi Doni,
I would check your battery to see if it is holding a charge. If your =
battery was dead I would think that it would take a while for the =
generator to charge it to full.
As for the dyno light coming on at idle...that's not such a bad thing if =
it is on only at idle. My bike does it and I have not suffered any =
problems with losing a charge or sucking the life out of the battery. =
It's the nature of generators. Of course, I am not sitting at idle for =
very long and if I am at a long light I might rev the engine slightly =
just to get the light out.
By the way. You didn't happen to put a metal generator cover (made for =
the Marellis) over a bosch generator did you? If you do that it will =
short out your voltage regualtor.
Where are you located? If it's a nice area I'll come and visit you and =
spend all day working on your bike. Of course you will have to splurge =
for the ticket :-)
There are no dumb questions. Ask away.....this is what the list is for.
Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: Doni Scheindlin <dms-@mail.utexas.edu>
To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Date: September 3, 2000 6:23 PM
Subject: update on non-starting 70 ambo
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Well, I hope you guys don't mind more dumb questions from me. My =
mechanical experience is very little and this is my first moto. My one =
friend with moto experience is out of the country, so, I'm gonna keep =
asking a bunch of dumb questions. Okay, I managed to get my bike jump =
started. I let it run for about fifteen minutes and then took off. My =
parking lot has speed bumps and going over one in second gear, it popped =
back into neutral. This has happened before. Then the engine died. =
When I tried to start it back up, nothing, no juice. I had to bring my =
car around and jump it again. So, how long should I have to let it run =
before the battery charges back up? Also, I'm still trying to get my =
idle adjusted properly. When I had it at idle, it sounded like it was =
idling too high. When I turn the idle screws out a little it gets to =
what sounds like a good speed, but then the dynamo light comes on. =20
Any advice on any of these issues would be appreciated. Sorry for =
the dumb questions. This is the bike I'm gonna learn on. I wish in the =
meantime I could find a mechanic who worked on Guzzis. I actually found =
a guy who works on BMWs now, but he used to work exclusively on =
loopframes, so he knows his stuff. He said he's too busy as it is for =
new customers, but to keep checking back with him. Oh well. Thanks =
again.
Doni
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DCourier>Hi Doni,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>I would check your battery to see if it is =
holding a=20
charge. If your battery was dead I would think that it would take a =
while for=20
the generator to charge it to full.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>As for the dyno light coming on at =
idle...that's not=20
such a bad thing if it is on only at idle. My bike does it and I have =
not=20
suffered any problems with losing a charge or sucking the life out of =
the=20
battery. It's the nature of generators. Of course, I am not sitting at =
idle for=20
very long and if I am at a long light I might rev the engine slightly =
just to=20
get the light out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>By the way. You didn't happen to put a metal =
generator=20
cover (made for the Marellis) over a bosch generator did you? If you do =
that it=20
will short out your voltage regualtor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>Where are you located? If it's a nice area =
I'll come and=20
visit you and spend all day working on your bike. Of course you will =
have to=20
splurge for the ticket :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>There are no dumb questions. Ask away.....this =
is what=20
the list is for.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>Ian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
</B>Doni Scheindlin <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:dms-@mail.utexas.edu">dms-@mail.utexas.edu</A>><BR><B=
| To:=20 |
href=3D"mailto:Loopfram-@topica.com">Loopfram-@topica.com</A>=
=20
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:Loopfram-@topica.com">Loopfram-@topica.com</A>=
| <BR><B>Date:=20 |
non-starting 70=20
ambo<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Well, I hope you guys don't mind more dumb =
questions from=20
me. My mechanical experience is very little and this is my =
first=20
moto. My one friend with moto experience is out of the =
country, so,=20
I'm gonna keep asking a bunch of dumb questions. Okay, I =
managed to=20
get my bike jump started. I let it run for about fifteen =
minutes and=20
then took off. My parking lot has speed bumps and going over =
one in=20
second gear, it popped back into neutral. This has happened=20
before. Then the engine died. When I tried to start it =
back up,=20
nothing, no juice. I had to bring my car around and jump it=20
again. So, how long should I have to let it run before the =
battery=20
charges back up? Also, I'm still trying to get my idle =
adjusted=20
properly. When I had it at idle, it sounded like it was idling =
too=20
high. When I turn the idle screws out a little it gets to what =
sounds=20
like a good speed, but then the dynamo light comes on. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Any advice on any of these issues would be=20
appreciated. Sorry for the dumb questions. This is the =
bike I'm=20
gonna learn on. I wish in the meantime I could find a mechanic =
who=20
worked on Guzzis. I actually found a guy who works on BMWs =
now, but he=20
used to work exclusively on loopframes, so he knows his stuff. =
He said=20
he's too busy as it is for new customers, but to keep checking back =
with=20
him. Oh well. Thanks again.</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2>Doni</FONT></DIV><PRE>__________________________________________=
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