Cagiva Planet

noknowlwdgene... · L Plate Warrior Joined: 08 Feb 2014 Karma :

Hi guys, (and gals).

I'm desperate for help for my daughters boyfriend. He's foolishly paid over the odds for a Planet, which doesnt charge. A neighbour has told us that an oil seal has failed and contaminated the stator. The regulator was already replaced as he suggested it was suspect.

Now, it seems that spares for this bike are like hens teeth. Can anyone give me some help to locate this item or suggest other manufacturers that use the same parts.

We are working on a budget here, so new parts are not an option.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

flumpy7 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 31 May 2008 Karma :

Pretty sure it shares a lot of parts with the mito which is a much more common bike. Please check though. Thumbs Up

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noknowlwdgene... · L Plate Warrior Joined: 08 Feb 2014 Karma :

Thank you. Am also told it might be the same as a Raptor? Cagiva is Itallian, and uses Japanese electricals. Is it fair to assume that Cagiva don't manufacture all their own parts, so assume that they buy in?

flumpy7 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 31 May 2008 Karma :

Sorry no idea. Someone else more knowledgeable might be along soon!
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

The Planet was updated and renamed to be the Raptor, and is based on the Mito (which uses the engine from the Freccia). Not sure but would expect the charging systems to be virtually the same on them all.

I wouldn't expect the stator to be fried, but it is possible.

All the best

Keith
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noknowlwdgene... · L Plate Warrior Joined: 08 Feb 2014 Karma :

Thank you again. Freccia is a new name that's been thrown up. I'm a car bloke really. I don't know if the part is fried. I'm going on what i was told: an oil seal has failed and oil has got onto/into the stator and magneto and as a result, the battery wont be recharge. so, once the headlight is used, the demand is greater than the supply. Really appreciate the feedback, pardon my ignorance.

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Charging power isn't that high. I would check that someone hasn't fitted an over power headlight bulb first. Also check with a voltmeter over the battery to see what happens as the revs goes up.

The only seal it would be on that side is the crank seal (it is a 2 stroke, the crank is only lubed by oil fed in with the air and fuel), and minimal oil / fuel would leak from there.

All the best

Keith
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noknowlwdgene... · L Plate Warrior Joined: 08 Feb 2014 Karma :

Thank you again Keith. Will check that in the morning. I cant get my head around why a electrical motor would be rendered useless by oil contamination anyway, once the unwanted conductor is removed, it would work, wouldn't it?

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Normally yes (and I would expect it to be fine with any contaminant most of the time). Many 4 strokes have the stator subject to oil most of the time.

Possible that the stator could be physically damaged by the rotor if the mains have failed badly. But should be easy to check the circuits with a multimeter.

All the best

Keith
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