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Post  BigJohn Wed Jun 08 2011, 09:02

Hi guys, thought i'd give the forum a bash as I'm a new Thundercat owner.

I have a technical question I was hoping someone might be able to help me with. When I turn the key to the 'on' position and then switch the kill switch to 'on', my bike starts clicking away, click click click. Quite fast, then stops. Wondering if was anything major?
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Post  stretchie_ Wed Jun 08 2011, 09:42

Battery is low.

If you can get it charged up it should start, has it been sat for a while? Have you left the ignition on for some time?

Hopefully that should be all, and after a bit of a ride it should have some charge back in it.

Do you have a multimeter? If this happens on a regular basis it would be useful checking how much charge is being put back in to the battery with the bike running.
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Post  Wooster Wed Jun 08 2011, 09:53

+1 for the battery

It might be as simple as a bad contact on the terminals, so make sure they're tight. Smile
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Post  SteveCat Wed Jun 08 2011, 10:05

Sounds like the fuel pump if it only makes the noise for a few seconds. Fuel in the carbs has evaporated. If that the case just wait for it to stop and then start the bike. I have it happen on mine from time to time and I don't worry about it.

If the clicking is when you press the starter then battery as mentioned.
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Post  Rosco Wed Jun 08 2011, 10:15

Mine has done that from day one......I'm fairly sure it is the fuel pump and perfectly normal.

If the battery is very low the clicks are very slow.

Hope this helps
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Post  greencat Wed Jun 08 2011, 13:04

It's normal. It's just the fuel pump priming the engine ready for start-up. Very Happy

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Post  ellie Wed Jun 08 2011, 13:58

Mine has done that from day one......I'm fairly sure it is the fuel pump and perfectly normal


Mine too.
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Post  stretchie_ Wed Jun 08 2011, 13:58

SteveCat wrote:Sounds like the fuel pump if it only makes the noise for a few seconds. Fuel in the carbs has evaporated. If that the case just wait for it to stop and then start the bike. I have it happen on mine from time to time and I don't worry about it.

If the clicking is when you press the starter then battery as mentioned.

Rosco wrote:Mine has done that from day one......I'm fairly sure it is the fuel pump and perfectly normal.

If the battery is very low the clicks are very slow.

Hope this helps
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greencat wrote:It's normal. It's just the fuel pump priming the engine ready for start-up. Very Happy


Please see the above posts for the correct answer, I completley didn't read your post properly and thought you got the noise when you were trying to start the bike, i.e. pressing the starter button, not the big red engine kill switch.

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Post  Wooster Wed Jun 08 2011, 16:55

Same here. wall Very Happy

It was a quick browse before heading out to a fault call (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it Wink)
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Post  BigJohn Wed Jun 08 2011, 18:36

Cheers fellas, nothing faulty is good news. 1 less bit to worry about when i put her back together :-)
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Post  Guest Wed Jun 08 2011, 18:55

Mine does that clicking too.

Incidentally I never use the kill switch, only the ignition. Once flicked it to off when washing the bike and then went into a flap later when it wouldn't start!
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Post  Wooster Wed Jun 08 2011, 20:36

Been there, done that as well. Smile
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