Triumph Daytona 900 Problems
Mick Valerius
Hi,
I'm after any advice that I can get regarding problems I'm having with my 1995
Daytona 900. The problem relates to the bike just cutting out at any time and
then not being able to start it again (most of the time) for about 15 minutes.
Like I said this happens most of the time. Sometimes it starts straight away.
The bike has been in the local Triumph dealer's workshop for about a week and a
half now and they can't seem to track down the problem. At first they were not
able to replicate the problem but checked all the obvious things for electrical
continuity, adjusted carburettor float levels etc. and gave the bike back to me
and thought the problem had been fixed. I road home and only got about 5 km
before it cut out again. Waited 20 minutes or so, bike started, road back to
the dealer. That was last Saturday. They have replicated the problem and still
cant track it down. It seems like an electrical problem in that it cuts out
immediately and not as if you are running out of fuel. It then seems it may be
heat related (?) as it takes some time before it can be started again.
The dealer has loaned me one of the new BMW cruisers to get around on while my
bike is being fixed which is real nice but I would really like to get my
Triumph back. I miss it and I keep dreaming of really big dollar signs!
If anyone out there has experienced similar problems or can throw some light on
the subject it would be much appreciated.
Mick Valerius
Scott C. Zimmerman
Mick Valerius wrote:
>
> I'm after any advice that I can get regarding problems I'm having with my 1995
> Daytona 900. The problem relates to the bike just cutting out at any time and
> then not being able to start it again (most of the time) for about 15 minutes.
> Like I said this happens most of the time. Sometimes it starts straight away.
> They have replicated the problem and still
> cant track it down. It seems like an electrical problem in that it cuts out
> immediately and not as if you are running out of fuel. It then seems it may be
> heat related (?) as it takes some time before it can be started again.
Hi Mick,
My old Yamaha XT 250 (I know, not similar at all) exhibited this type of
behaviour. It turns out that the ignition coil was breaking down and
thermal expansion was enough to pull two broken ends apart and kill the
ignition. (The coil - when cold - passed their bench test as well.) I
could start the bike after she had cooled off, but I had an RLL bike
(run-length limited <g>). I am not too familiar with the Daytona, but
if you have a single ignition coil perhaps the mechanic could run/ride
your bike until she dies, yank the coil out and test it immediately.
Good luck.
Scott
1981 Kawasaki GPz550
scott(a)earth.nexus.net
Dan
Hi,
I'm after any advice that I can get regarding problems I'm having with my 1995
Daytona 900. The problem relates to the bike just cutting out at any time and
then not being able to start it again (most of the time) for about 15 minutes.
Like I said this happens most of the time. Sometimes it starts straight away.
The bike has been in the local Triumph dealer's workshop for about a week and a
half now and they can't seem to track down the problem. At first they were not
able to replicate the problem but checked all the obvious things for electrical
continuity, adjusted carburettor float levels etc. and gave the bike back to me
and thought the problem had been fixed. I road home and only got about 5 km
before it cut out again. Waited 20 minutes or so, bike started, road back to
the dealer. That was last Saturday. They have replicated the problem and still
cant track it down. It seems like an electrical problem in that it cuts out
immediately and not as if you are running out of fuel. It then seems it may be
heat related (?) as it takes some time before it can be started again.
The dealer has loaned me one of the new BMW cruisers to get around on while my
bike is being fixed which is real nice but I would really like to get my
Triumph back. I miss it and I keep dreaming of really big dollar signs!If anyone out there has experienced similar problems or can throw some light on
the subject it would be much appreciated.Mick Valerius
How about an intermittent side stand switch? If your side stand is down, it
dies real quick like. So if the switch is getting flaky, could do the same thing.
Try bypassing it. (first trip on my Daytona, I had the side stand down and
tried to shift into first. Doesn't work real well.)
Once you find your problem, be sure to post the answer!
----------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Johnson dw...@austin.ibm.com (512)838-1278 dw...@us.ibm.com
Dacious
Mick Valerius wrote in message <6ioglo$12...@cook.dot.gov.au>...
>Hi,
>
>I'm after any advice that I can get regarding problems I'm having with my
1995
>Daytona 900. The problem relates to the bike just cutting out at any time
and
>then not being able to start it again (most of the time) for about 15
minutes.
>Like I said this happens most of the time. Sometimes it starts straight
away.
>
>The bike has been in the local Triumph dealer's workshop for about a week
and a
>half now and they can't seem to track down the problem. At first they were
not
>able to replicate the problem but checked all the obvious things for
electrical
>continuity, adjusted carburettor float levels etc. and gave the bike back
to me
Try alternator output. If consistently above 15 volts it might be
overheating black box which then works again on cooling down.
DOC RADIO
Trust me: it's yer coil. I had identical probs on my Tiger 900. Triumph
shipped some 96 Tigers with defective igniter coils and after engine would warm
up it would either stall and fail to restart or not restart after shutoff while
engine was warm/hot. It is an invisible problem when the bike is 'cold'--until
the day the coil fails completely. But good Triumph dealers are aware of this.
Yours is the first Daytona I've heard of with the problem, but methinks that's
what 'tis.
Good Luck,
-Doc