20 TROUBLESHOOTING
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Faults
Possible cause
Action
The engine cannot be cranked
(starter motor)
Operating error
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Carry out the start procedure. (
12-V battery discharged
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Charge the 12-V battery.
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Check the charging voltage.
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Check the closed current.
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Check the stator winding of the alterna-
tor.
Main fuse blown
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Change the main fuse. (
Starter relay faulty
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Check the starter relay.
Starter motor faulty
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Check the starter motor.
The engine turns but does not
start
Operating error
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Carry out the start procedure. (
Quick release coupling not joined
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Join quick release coupling.
Idle speed is not set correctly
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Adjust the idle speed.
Fuel supply interrupted
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Check the fuel tank breather.
Spark plug sooty or wet
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Clean and dry the spark plug and spark
plug connector, or change if necessary.
Plug gap of spark plug too wide
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Adjust plug gap.
Guideline
Spark plug electrode gap
0.6 mm (0.024 in)
Ignition system defective
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Check the ignition coil.
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Check the spark plug connector.
Short-circuit cable in wiring har-
ness frayed, stop button faulty
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Check the stop button.
The connector or ignition coil is
loose or oxidized
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Clean the connector and treat it with con-
tact spray.
Malfunction in the electronic fuel
injection
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Read out the fault memory using the GAS-
GAS Motorcycles diagnostics tool.
The engine has no idle speed
Spark plug defective
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Change the spark plug.
Ignition system defective
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Check the ignition coil.
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Check the spark plug connector.
Idle speed is not set correctly
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Adjust the idle speed.
Engine does not speed up
Malfunction in the electronic fuel
injection
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Read out the fault memory using the GAS-
GAS Motorcycles diagnostics tool.
Ignition system defective
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Check the ignition coil.
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Check the spark plug connector.
Ambient pressure is incorrectly
stored
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Program ambient air pressure. (
Engine has too little power
Air filter very dirty
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Clean the air filter and air filter box.
Fuel filter is very dirty
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Change the fuel filter.
Fuel screen is very dirty
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Change the fuel screen.
Malfunction in the electronic fuel
injection
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Read out the fault memory using the GAS-
GAS Motorcycles diagnostics tool.
Fuel supply interrupted
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Check the fuel tank breather.
Exhaust system leaky, deformed
or too little glass fiber yarn filling
in main silencer
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Check exhaust system for damage.
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Change the glass fiber yarn filling of the
main silencer.
Ignition system defective
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Check the ignition coil.
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Check the spark plug connector.