JBROWN

Well I took it to a trials park and it wouldn’t start again, despite fitting a new plug and fresh fuel. Even after a couple of attempted bumping starts on a nice grassy banking there was nothing (thankfully I took my other bike as well).

Hi just a quick update, I peeled back a lot of the loom tape to get an idea where the various wires went. In doing so I found a few suspect terminations and 2 wires that had detached themselves (1 on the map button and 1 to the fan switch?) I also found poor connections inside the 12 pin plug to the powerbox so I replaced it with a new one (it’s a molex mx150 plug from eBay) I tested the stator, pick up and coil etc and found them to be ok. I then attempted to start the bike and after a few kicks it fired and ran for a second before dying. I kicked it a few more times and it backfired (hopefully because the air filter wasn’t fitted?) then it ran at idle for 30 seconds before cutting out. I will get a new plug and fresh fuel etc and try to restart it later this week. I will of course report back.

So assuming there is a spark at the pickup would that then travel to the coil primary ?

I have tested the stator 0.6 ohms between 1-2, 1-3 and 2-3. No continuity to ground so that should be ok.the pick up is 101 ohms.

Hi and thanks for your reply, I didn’t upgrade to the capacitor- it was apparently a dealer/manufacturer ‘upgrade’ made worse by the fact no local dealers or Vertigo UK have a wiring diagram for a 2016/2017 bike ! I will start with the stator etc tonight. Thanks again

Thank you for your reply. There is 499 K ohms resistance (increasing) and 504mv dc through the red and back wires (which would have originally been connected to the 9v battery)

Hi can anyone advise how to test this capacitor from a 2016 Vertigo (it’s got the batteryless upgrade). I can use a multimeter and read micro farads etc, I just don’t know the valves I should see (there are 3 pins, nothing written on the unit). Also would this being faulty cause failure to start (definitely no spark) ?

Hi does anyone still have a workshop manual for a 2016 please ?

Hi I’ve just bought a 2016 combat 300 that won’t currently start (bought with an intermittent starting issue). What does the powerbox part number V-0533 do within the ignition system? thanks