Any advice at all would be great, haven’t received my service manual yet. When I searched the problem and saw your post, it sounded identical to my issue, so I’m hoping you might have figured it out. All fuses are good, and the battery has a charge of 12.8V. I tried the turn signals/hazard lights and they worked fine. When I put a new battery in it today and turned the key, however, no headlight, brake lights, neutral, oil light - nothing. It was running a week ago when they got it, but the battery was dead when I picked it up They didn’t want to deal with an electrical issue, so they passed it on as is. I got a great deal on it from a dealer in Virginiabecause the guy who owned it previously traded it in to them and told them it had a gremlin that was killing batteries if he didn’t ride it everyday. Just wondering if you ever figured out the problem you were having, because I’m having the EXACT same issue. I just had the oil and coolant changed, valves adjusted, plugs changed, and carbs cleaned. I’m new to the site, just bought my first Triumph - a 2000 TBS - yesterday. 1-15 of 33 Alert for new Listings Sort By 1998 Triumph THUNDERBIRD 3,850 Portland, Oregon Year 1998 Make Triumph Model THUNDERBIRD Category - Engine 885 cc Posted Over 1 Month 14,700 miles. This of course assumes that the starter relay is fully functional! but will activate when clutch pulled in - faulty neutral switch. Test for earth at Starter Relay negative terminal. Supply to the Starter Relay (Green/Yellow wire) and can be caused by:Ī) broken wire (open circuit). The starter relay DOES NOT activate (engine will NOT turn over). Test for earth at Igniter Grey/White wire.ī) alarm connector block fault (open circuit). The starter relay activates (engine turns over) but no spark? This indicates a lack of earth at the IgniterĪ) broken wire (open circuit). The starter relay will NOT activate unless the bike is in neutral OR the clutch is pulled in. The Igniter is an (inclusive) OR gate - either one OR both wires must be earthed for the engine to run. Good luck and I know you will enjoy the TBird as I have over the years.This is not my original, can't remember who 1st wrote it but it's sound. The sizes for the front and rear can be a pain to get but Avon still makes a good set of skins!Įnjoy the TBird, as I have a few of them over the years and the one I currently am working on will be perhaps my last one as age is catching up to me and I ain't no spring chicken any more Triumph Motorcycle Parts for Sale from Sprint Manufacturing Tires will be another item as the rubber is hard, will have flat spots and side wall cracking. Sprint Manufacturing in the UK have them. Here is a web site that will shed some light on the VIN #: How to Decode Motorcycle VIN Numbers | īut a word of caution you will have to do a complete and through mechanical inspection especially the carburetor airbox and engine flange air inlet rubbers as they have gone bad and will have cracks in the housing. Don't forget you now have a vintage Hinkley Triumph that is 25 years old! If you read your VIN # such as mine SMT395DJ2 S******, the S tells you the year it was manufactured which is 1995. The VIN # is the number you have to worry about and are 17 digits long. I am in the throws of doing a mechanical restoration on a 1995 TBird that was low mileage but had a Sprag Clutch issue that required a total engine split to get at the failed item!Ĭoncern over the frame and engine numbers do not match? They don't! There are a number of site on the internet that you can enter your VIN # and it should be able to confirm the model year and the make and model. Click to expand.Good on you for finding a 1995 Triumph Thunderbird 900.
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