Took the Daytona for a walk
As I mentioned in an earlier post I recently had a starting issue with the Daytona, but I thought I had it resolved. Apparently not!
Sunday morning I finished a few chores then jumped on the Daytona to run her through her paces. She fired up immediately and all systems were a go. I was stopped at a traffic light about about a mile from the house when she began to sputter and cough, seems the problem had resurfaced. I made a right hand turn at the light and started back toward the house when she quit in dead stride. Being in the middle of traffic on a dead motorcycle your first thought had better be safety! I coasted to safety and pulled over in a drugstore parking lot.
After ten minutes of fiddling with cables, wires, and plugs, I was unable to get the bike started again and since I was only a 10 minute walk from my house I decided to push her.
The Triumph’s dry weight is 496 pounds and with the afternoon temperatures nearing ninety degrees, it felt twice that heavy. I finally got the bike back to the stable, shut the door, and went inside to shower and drink a beer! Looks like this saga continues…
Tags: , motorcycle repair, Triumph Daytona
Dear Rick:
There is nothing more depressing than an uncooperative bike on a hot day. And ten minutes away can be a long hike when your pushing a bike. I’d have gone home for the trailer. (Then again, I would have to.) What do you suspect this could be? Electrical is my first guess. Could you have a bad ground at the ignition?
Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads
At this point I am really not sure what it is, but I will work on her a little tonight.
So tell me, do you have a law in your town that you have to have your bike on a leash when you walk it?