Re: electrical problem - nothing works but the clock, and thatain't doing so well

I was having the same problem after my RR failed a couple of years ago. It
turned out I needed to replace the starter relay because the RR failure had
fried the contacts in the main fuse holder.

You might want to try bending the spades on the main fuse ever so slightly
to get better contact. Try cleaning them first. Mine has worked perfectly
ever since I replaced the relay.

Tom





On 8/12/08 11:00 AM, "don.vt@xxxxxx" wrote:

> I have a 2000 VFR with about 28K miles. About 2 months ago, I had 4 or 5
> episodes where when I started the bike, it didn't immediately start, and the
> clock and the trip odometers were set back to 01:00 and 0, respectively.
>
> I did some research in the archives and found that several people have
> experienced this problem. There were a number of theories on why this happens,
> including a bad cell in the battery or an R/R that was about to fail. I
> checked my battery and it had a good charge but not full power. I fully
> charged it and I had no problems for about 4 weeks, until about 2 weeks ago.
>
> On that day, when I went to restart the bike after a 20-mile ride and then
> sitting for 10 minutes, nothing happened when I pushed the starter button. The
> clock and odometers were reset and there was no noise from the starter at all.
>
> I was out of town for the last 2 weeks and while gone, I fully charged the
> battery even though the lights on the charger indicated that it didn't need a
> charge. When I then put the battery back in the bike and turned the key on,
> the indicator lights glowed dimly and then slowly faded. I heard a fading
> whining noise from the instrument cluster area, like something electrical was
> discharging. I heard one click from the mid-section of the bike (may have been
> the fuel pump?) and then everything was dead.
>
> At this point the clock is working, but when I turn the key to the 'On'
> position, the clock disappears after a couple of seconds. It comes back on
> when the key is turned off, but it has been reset to 01:00. Pressing the
> starter button does nothing. All fuses are OK.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Don
>
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