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Offline JeffOlson

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Re: New member
« Reply #30 on: January 13, 2020, 02:04:21 PM »
Welcome!

That is a good looking bike!
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Offline Kiwi_Roy

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Re: New member
« Reply #31 on: January 14, 2020, 04:52:22 PM »
WOW!  Very nice!  As a fellow Griso 8V owner I am jealous! 
Very nice! 
As far as the starting issue goes, mine had the same issue, it would intermittent.  When it would not start, the fuse a 15 Amp fuse would be blown (sorry, I can't remember which one at the moment...) After many fuse replacements, I replaced it with a 20 Amp fuse ( I know that that is not the ideal solution ) and have not had an issue since.  Hundreds of starts later no problem.
Not sure this helps your situation. 
But welcome to the team!!
A 20 Amp fuse is the correct solution, Guzzi screwed up when they put a 15 there, the current can be anywhere between 25 and 40 Amps for a split second
The more current you get into the solenoid to pull in the gear the less heat the fuse gets because the time is shorter. Once engaged properly the current drops back to 10Amps, I believe thats what they sized the fuse on.
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Re: New member
« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2020, 07:05:12 PM »
A 20 Amp fuse is the correct solution, Guzzi screwed up when they put a 15 there, the current can be anywhere between 25 and 40 Amps for a split second
The more current you get into the solenoid to pull in the gear the less heat the fuse gets because the time is shorter. Once engaged properly the current drops back to 10Amps, I believe thats what they sized the fuse on.
Ah, thank you for the explanation.  That makes sense why it would start sometimes and other times it would not .  You could actually hear the fuse go when it happened. 

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Re: New member
« Reply #33 on: January 15, 2020, 08:52:51 PM »
Ah, thank you for the explanation.  That makes sense why it would start sometimes and other times it would not .  You could actually hear the fuse go when it happened.
Your starter solenoid current is too low, try increasing it a bit by replacing the wire from the relay to the solenoid with something a bit larger, if that doesn't do try cleaning the ignition switch contacts.
If all else fails add a new fuse to the battery and feed both start relays Yellow wire, this will add 25% more current and make it very reliable.
The solenoid would take 50 Amps if you gave it a good supply, you probably have 25 or Less.
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