ITrust
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posted May 28, 2008 05:40 AM
Bike Question/Help
If anyone can help, or has experienced this problem before, it would be greatly apprieciated.
I have an 00' zx-12r, that has a little over 30K on it. I haven't had any real trouble with it, and have been pleased. This past weekend I was riding with some buddies, and they flagged me down to let me know smoke was coming from underneath the passenger seat. I immediately pulled over and shut the bike off. The smoke stopped, and I took the rear fairings off to see if anything burned. There was a strong electrical burn smell, but no visible damage. Since we didn't find anything, we kinda shrugged our shoulders and proceeded on with our journey with no more problems. This moring, I went to start my bike, and nothing. Instrument panels wouldn't light up. I figured my battery was dead. I tried to jump the bike and I got a little juice, just faint lights and horn, and some ticking from the starter. The cables got very hot, so I just disconnected before I caused some damage. I did have another weird experience the previous ride I just recall. I was in some traffic,so I would shut my bike off intermittently to keep it cool. Normally, I could just start my bike back up in first of second gear and pull off, but I couldn't do it this time. I could only start it in neutral. That problem went away too. Weird. I wonder if I am having an electrical problem.
Has anyone experienced this before, or know what the cause could be?
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ninja12
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posted May 28, 2008 06:45 AM
charging system from the left side of motor is a well documented problem on the early zx12s. follow that wire to the connection under the seat. Oil and burned wires are usually found in the wire and connector.
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dougmeyer
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posted May 28, 2008 09:17 AM
There is a service letter/recall on this. Go to Kawasaki.com and search. Nothing to mess with, get it fixed.
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posted May 28, 2008 04:18 PM
Thanks. I'll check for the recall. I guess that would explain the no power situation.
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posted May 28, 2008 05:25 PM
Hey Doug. I searched the kawasaki website to no avail. I put in my vin #, and it came up with nothing regarding the charging problem. I will try and call them in the morning, but in the meantime, do you know exactly where that info is? i would like to do some research on it, so I can at least have somewhat of an intelligent conversation with them. Thanks
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posted May 28, 2008 05:30 PM
its the wires coming from the stator. the plug burns up in the tail section as oil gets up thru the wires and raises the resistance
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itrust
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posted May 28, 2008 05:41 PM
what's the fix on this?
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itrust
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posted May 28, 2008 05:47 PM
would that cause no electrical power, or a dead battery?
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posted May 28, 2008 10:29 PM
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would that cause no electrical power, or a dead battery?
the big problem - year 00 /01 ---- the alternator plugs on the left side under the back seat !!
into the wires -- there comes oil from the alteranor to the plugs !! and then it burns !!!
kawasaki has to fix it !!!!! do that as fast as possible !!! have seen a zx12r which burns down --- because of this problem !!!
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dougmeyer
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posted May 29, 2008 06:55 AM
Kawasaki.com - owner info - recalls - Enter your VIN
I don't have a VIN handy to check and see if it works but I have done it in the past
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ITrust
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posted May 30, 2008 04:02 AM
Thanks guys. I will take my bike to the dealer. Couldn't get on it yesterday. Very busy at work. I am pretty sure that is what it is, since the smoke was coming from under the seat.
Doug - I did put my vin # in, and it says I have no outstanding recalls on my bike, that is why I was confused. BTW - several years ago, you gave me a map off your personal bike for my PCiiir. I still use it, and have blown many other bikes away with it! Again, thanks for your help. I am indebted to you.
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ITrust
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posted May 30, 2008 04:03 AM
Woppi - That was exactly the problem. Thanks for the detail. Now I will sound informed when I go to the dealer.
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posted May 30, 2008 09:14 AM
Anytime.
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posted June 02, 2008 05:06 AM
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Woppi - That was exactly the problem. Thanks for the detail. Now I will sound informed when I go to the dealer.
jep !
no problem !!!
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