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Sleepyboy · #1 Post by **Sleepyboy** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:25 pm

Maybe the wallet opening has started......

Went for a decent run on Saturday to Donington Park and back, plus I keep the battery on an optimiser so the condition should be ok.

Got home in the afternoon, bike nice and hot, switched off to go in the house and unlock the back gates. When I cam to restart about 1 min later, it wouldn't have it.

Press the button - click from the relay under the seat but nothing else.
This happened for a few minutes until eventually the starter licked in (slowly) and the bike restarted.

Is this my starter solonoid asking to be renewed or something else? (It is an early (fast) 2000 black Falco btw)

Cheers, Paul

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:51 pm

Ah, yes - the black bikes are not so reliable.

It does sound as though the solenoid is the likely culprit.

Aladinsaneuk · #3 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:38 pm

Yep starter solenoid

To check take the rear cowl off and short across it with the ignition on - if it starts there you go, bob's related to your mother and Andy's pubes are still grey

fatboy · #4 Post by **fatboy** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:15 pm

search falco starter relay/ uuprated starter relay, there is a link to AJ Sutton trading on amazon
Gen Aprilia one around £40, plus p&p
pattern one 150 amp Aprilia Atlantic £14.64 all in

or 01908 217904
part no VEVA17273

does the job

Sleepyboy · #5 Post by **Sleepyboy** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:40 pm

fatboy wrote:search falco starter relay/ uuprated starter relay, there is a link to AJ Sutton trading on amazon
Gen Aprilia one around £40, plus p&p
pattern one 150 amp Aprilia Atlantic £14.64 all in

or 01908 217904
part no VEVA17273

does the job

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VE-RELAY-12V-15 ... Y1MNO6PRRI

Is the pattern one worth bothering with? Or should I pay the extra for peace of mind for the genuine part?

randomsquid · #6 Post by **randomsquid** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:09 pm

I've been using the pattern one from AJ Sutton for the last 6 months without any issues. Think it's a bit cheaper if you skip Amazon and go straight to their website.

Sleepyboy · #7 Post by **Sleepyboy** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:49 pm

Fitted the AJ Sutton replacement solenoid, the starter now spins over much faster.

The part I removed said "RC18-003 Made in Japan" - Is this an original part or a replacement that has now failed?