Hey there all.
Hoping you guys can help diagnose a problem that I may have caused myself.
It all began on a fateful Sunday afternoon. It was an unusually warm winters day, it was all going so perfect as I set up for a ride when I did something completely stupid...
I attempted many many times to try and start my bike, a Honda CD250U 1989 which normally starts well, thinking it was my low fuel or spark plugs etc. Alas, it was simply my kill switch was on and I failed to realise this for a good 10 minutes.
And so the stupidity continue throughout this time as I continued to try and start the bike. The starter motor has a very distinctive sound on the bike and you can clearly hear everything grinding away in there as it tries to kick.
I eventually realised the error of my ways, switched off the kill switch and the bike started fine. After short ride (15 minutes to get fuel) I returned home.
Just wanting to be sure everything was ok, I switched off the bike and tried to start it again. This time the bike didn't start (kill switch off this time) and instead of the distinctive clicking and grinding away of the starter motor when I pressed the starter button, there was a whirring sound. Its hard to explain but its as if something snapped or broke because now it sounds like something is spinning that isn't connected to anything or turning what it normally does.
I should clarify the bike is fully services and runs well despite her age. She recently had a new battery installed and is taken for a ride multiple times per week.
I know I am going to have to pull the starter motor apart, but I am hoping one of you gurus can help diagnose based on that info alone. Have I indeed broken something with my incessant and ill-fortuned attempts as starting the bike with the kill switch on?
Any advice would be appreciated?
Cheers,
Jay
Hoping you guys can help diagnose a problem that I may have caused myself.
It all began on a fateful Sunday afternoon. It was an unusually warm winters day, it was all going so perfect as I set up for a ride when I did something completely stupid...
I attempted many many times to try and start my bike, a Honda CD250U 1989 which normally starts well, thinking it was my low fuel or spark plugs etc. Alas, it was simply my kill switch was on and I failed to realise this for a good 10 minutes.
And so the stupidity continue throughout this time as I continued to try and start the bike. The starter motor has a very distinctive sound on the bike and you can clearly hear everything grinding away in there as it tries to kick.
I eventually realised the error of my ways, switched off the kill switch and the bike started fine. After short ride (15 minutes to get fuel) I returned home.
Just wanting to be sure everything was ok, I switched off the bike and tried to start it again. This time the bike didn't start (kill switch off this time) and instead of the distinctive clicking and grinding away of the starter motor when I pressed the starter button, there was a whirring sound. Its hard to explain but its as if something snapped or broke because now it sounds like something is spinning that isn't connected to anything or turning what it normally does.
I should clarify the bike is fully services and runs well despite her age. She recently had a new battery installed and is taken for a ride multiple times per week.
I know I am going to have to pull the starter motor apart, but I am hoping one of you gurus can help diagnose based on that info alone. Have I indeed broken something with my incessant and ill-fortuned attempts as starting the bike with the kill switch on?
Any advice would be appreciated?
Cheers,
Jay