trialschris Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Should add I usually start the bike with half throttle not keen on full throttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffergm Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I've never heard the full throttle thing. I've ridden the local dealers a few times, and I've never started it with any throttle. Just push the button and kick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialschris Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 That's just what vertigo uk advise I was up there getting it tweaked abit and they say half / full throttle and kick hold until revs pick up,I don't know if that's right or not but if factory say that who am I to argue!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the dabster Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 As you say, why would you argue with factory instructions. These guidelines come from the people that design and manufacture the bikes so all things being equal it should be accurate info. Did they give you any insight as to why the capacitor failed? I wonder what the failure rate of this component is on other brands as I've heard a few vertigos afflicted by this. Wonder if they are using inferior quality parts or something intrinsic to the vertigo setup is putting the part under strain? Let us know if indeed the capacitor was the cause when you fit it please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hi Chris, No don't start it on Full throttle. A minor blip will help on a cold morning. Carry a spare Alkaline just to start it just in case the rechargeable is flat. The Problems Chris had were mainly to do with the Mapping and Spark plug. The fitted plug was a NGK BPMR6A which tended to fail. A switch to BPMR4 and a full remap sorted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Oh and your Ice Hell is 10 42 sprockets so when you do need a chain it runs a 103 link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the dabster Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 I thought vertigo remapped all their UK bikes last May to run the identical map Dougie ran in Scotland. Does bikes coming to the UK now have to have this map installed retrospectively or are the being supplied from the factory with this map - which is what I thought was happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialschris Posted November 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hi telecat, my bikes running a bpmr4 and has not been re mapped, should have the capacitor tomorrow so see if that sorts it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialschris Posted November 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hi, replaced the capacitor tonight and the bike fired up first kick and running spot on so just a blown capacitor not sure of the cause, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin008 Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hi, do you mean the regulator above the radiator..? Or where is the capacitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the dabster Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Any idea on the price chris? I wonder if it would be astute to have a spare as I've heard it mentioned before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialschris Posted December 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Hi Colin 008 the capacitor is just after the battery, The dabster, the capacitors are £87.08 but too pricey to keep one as a spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Capacitor should have its value on it .Once you know that a google search should come up with something cheaper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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