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Starter Motor destroyed itself today !!!!!!!!!! 9 years 8 months ago #4114

Tonto Topic Author Offline Sustaining Member Posts: 501 Thank you received: 133	Today I was planning to go for a blast in the sunshine on my Z13, but on pressing the starter was met by dead silence; on further investigation I discovered this I think I can guess why it would not start "Success consists of going from failure to failure without the loss of enthusiasm " Winston Churchill. Attachments:
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Starter Motor destroyed itself today !!!!!!!!!! 9 years 8 months ago #4115

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Hey Tonto,

Sorry about your starter.

Is that a KZ1000 and a Suzuki 750 Waterbuffalo in the back ground?

Bill

1947 Indian Chief, 1968 BSA Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 Kawasaki W3, 1976 KZ900 A4, 1979 KZ750 B4, 1979 KZ750 B4 Trike, 1980 KZ550, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 1985 Kawasaki ZN1300, 1987 Yamaha Trail Way, 2000 Honda Valkyrie Tourer, 1981 GL 1100, 2009 Yamaha RoadLiner S

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Starter Motor destroyed itself today !!!!!!!!!! 9 years 8 months ago #4116

Tonto Topic Author Offline Sustaining Member Posts: 501 Thank you received: 133	Bill, hi You've got good eyesight It's a Z900A4 and a Water Buffalo: had them both for quite a few years. I still really enjoy riding them. Cheers Tim "Success consists of going from failure to failure without the loss of enthusiasm " Winston Churchill. Attachments:
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Starter Motor destroyed itself today !!!!!!!!!! 9 years 8 months ago #4117

zed_thirteen Offline Platinum Member Posts: 528 Thank you received: 137	Wow, well and truly fubar! Well not quite I can still recognise it as a starter motor hope you get your hands on a spare without too much money or trouble 1980 KZ1300 B2 Touring/A2 1990 ZZ-R1100 C1
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Starter Motor destroyed itself today !!!!!!!!!! 9 years 8 months ago #4118

zed_thirteen Offline Platinum Member Posts: 528 Thank you received: 137	I wonder if your starter clutch wasn't slipping after starting? 1980 KZ1300 B2 Touring/A2 1990 ZZ-R1100 C1
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Starter Motor destroyed itself today !!!!!!!!!! 9 years 8 months ago #4119

biltonjim Offline Platinum Member Posts: 920 Thank you received: 242	I really like your KZ900. I love the strongly made engine of the Z1 / 900 / 1000, and that fabulous distinctive whistling noise they make. Good luck with the 1300 starter repair.
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