INSP
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CHECKING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY
3-49
Open-circuit voltage (V)
WARNING
Do not quick charge a battery.
•Never remove the MF battery sealing caps.
•Do not use a high-rate battery charger.
They force a high-amperage current into
the battery quickly and can cause battery
overheating and battery plate damage.
•If it is impossible to regulate the charging
current on the battery charger, be careful
not to overcharge the battery.
•When charging a battery, be sure to
remove it from the motorcycle (if charging
has to be done with the battery mounted
on the motorcycle, disconnect the nega-
tive lead from the battery terminal).
•To reduce the chance of sparks, do not
plug in the battery charger until the battery
charger leads are connected to the bat-
tery.
•Before removing the battery charger lead
clips from the battery terminals, be sure to
turn off the battery charger.
•Make sure that the battery charger lead
clips are in full contact with the battery
terminal and that they are not shorted. A
corroded battery charger lead clip may
generate heat in the contact area and a
weak clip spring may cause sparks.
•If the battery becomes hot to the touch at
any time during the charging process, dis-
connect the battery charger and let the
battery cool before reconnecting it. Hot
batteries can explode!
•As shown in the following illustration, the
open-circuit voltage of a MF battery stabi-
lizes about 30 minutes after charging has
been completed. Therefore, wait 30 min-
utes after charging is completed before
measuring the open-circuit voltage.
CAUTION:
Condition of charge in battery (%)Ambient
temperature
20 °C
Open-circuit voltage (V)
Check the open-circuit
voltage Ambient
temperature 20 °C Charging 14
13
12
11
10
100 75 50 30 2520 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 Time (minutes) 18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
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CHAPTER 8°
TROUBLESHOOTING
FAILURE TO START/DIFFICULTIES IN STARTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
FUEL SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
POOR ENGINE COMPRESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
POOR PERFORMANCE AT IDLE SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AT MEDIUM-HIGH SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
DIFFICULTIES IN SHIFTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
SHIFTING IMPOSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
THE SHIFT PEDAL FAILS TO MOVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
DISENGAGING GEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
CLUTCH SLIDES OR FAILS TO RELEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
CLUTCH SLIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
CLUTCH FAILS TO RELEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
DEFECTIVE BRAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
POOR BRAKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
OIL LEAKS OR MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT FORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
OIL LEAKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
MALFUNCTIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
UNSTABLE STEERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
DEFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF LIGHTS AND INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
POOR HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
FREQUENT BURNING OF BULB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
DIRECTION INDICATORS FAIL TO TURN ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
DIRECTION INDICATORS FAIL TO TURN OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
DELAYED TURNING ON OF INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
EXCESSIVE INDICATOR INTERMITTENCE FREQUENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
THE HORN FAILS TO WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
OVERHEATING OF ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
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DEFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF LIGHTS AND INDICATORS/ OVERHEATING OF ENGINE
8-9
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PROBABLE CAUSES
•Indicator lamp relay defective
•Insufficient battery capacity
(battery almost flat)
•Incorrect bulb
•Main switch or direction indicator switch defec-
tive
DELAYED TURNING ON OF INDICATORS
PROBABLE CAUSES
•Battery flat
•Main switch or horn switch defective
•Horn wrongly set
•Defective horn
•Harness cut off
THE HORN FAILS TO WORK
OVERHEATING OF ENGINE
PROBABLE CAUSES
•Incorrect bulb
•Indicator lamp relay defective
EXCESSIVE INDICATOR
INTERMITTENCE FREQUENCY
Ignition system
Fuel feed system PROBABLE CAUSES
•Incorrect electrode gap of spark plug
•Spark plug thermal gradation wrong
•Ignition unit defective
•Incorrect carburetor main jet (incorrect setting)
•Incorrect fuel level
•Air filter element obstructed
Engine compression
•Excess of carbon deposits
Engine oil
•Incorrect oil level
•Incorrect oil viscosity
•Incorrect oil gradation
Brake
•Pads fail to return freely (remains blocked)
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