Lexmoto Street 125 starting problem

[Thaleshwar]

Hi,

I got my son Lexmoto street 125 to practise and build some miles to prepare for test (biggest mistake of my life), but apparently he had bad luck and had bad fall, well bike was repaired brought back on road but after some weeks when we tried to start it will not start we only get click noises from a relay located next to battery.
Battery and power are OK.

Kindly advice what could be the problem? is it relay, starter motor or any of the fuses? where is starter motor located is it openly viewed or accessible?

Will really appreciate experience suggestion and guidance.
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Thanks & Regards,
Naresh

[wr6133]

Sounds like the battery is not ok.... have you actually checked the voltage?

[gavcarter]

If voltage is ok on battery, grab a big length of wire ( thick-ish stuff not speaker wire) and hold one end on battery + and touch the other end to starter motor + - if motor turns starter relay is buggered.
If motor doesn't turn, starter motor is probably buggered...

[map]

Start with the simple stuff.
Check battery as said for voltage. Should be above 13.5v (yes I know it's a 12v system).
If you think dubious then you can try start from power pack or car battery. See if that works.

If battery low common fault I've found is regulator/rectifier (reg/rec).

If starts from power pack/car then does it also jump start (assuming carbs, put in 2nd gear, hold in clutch and push, then let out clutch to see if it catches).

If this is the case and if battery ok then check starter motor. Maybe just needs a clean up.

If bike been in accident then battery could have been damaged. These batteries are small and the cells are close together. So any drop or impact can damage them. They maybe still work but you might have lost one or more cells. So life expectancy somewhat reduced.

Not that this is relevant to the problem but IMO best investment you can make is an Accumate/Optimate charger (other makes available, avoid Oxford if you can, they don't last).
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[Thaleshwar]

[Thaleshwar]

[map]

[Thaleshwar]

[Rogerborg]

Language go to pot this thread.

How did you check? What voltage are you seeing across the terminals? Keep the multimeter across the terminals and hit the starter button. What happens to the voltage?

The other things I'd check are the fuses, and the main earth connection to the frame / engine. Simple and methodical, there's not much to go wrong on these bikes.
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[Thaleshwar]

What's the voltage?[/quote]

Multimeter is showing 12.95V
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Thanks & Regards,
Naresh

[Thaleshwar]

[Thaleshwar]

Hi Guys,

So I had little light of hope; when I short circuit 2 contact points of the starting relay (as described by me 'relay', it could be anything), I hear the starting up sound, without even pressing the startup switch, so what does this mean, is the relay buggered? or the switch or still it could be something else?
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Naresh

[davebike]

Yes starter relay or the cirkets that control it are dead

Dave
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[Thaleshwar]

[Jgdin]

Seems to be a weak spot on Lexmoto Streets .I have replaced the starter relay twice now (Its the only thing to have failed though ) Symptons are flicking the starter switch quickly on and off will eventually get the relay to work .About £10 -15.FYI starter motor is the cylindrical item at front of engine. Cheers.John

[Thaleshwar]

[Jgdin]

Pretty sure the black one is carb drain .Will pop out to garage after Brazil match and look at other

[Jgdin]

Same setup as yours (Im of an age now where if its not broke dont fix it is the motto so had never looked before ).I can only assume (and some wise sage will put me right ) ,given the position of the clear tube that its some sort of overflow or additional air tube ?

[Thaleshwar]

[Jgdin]

Bought mine purely as a cost saving measure to get to work and back.Was spending £70 a fortnight in the car - £15 a month on the bike .10000 kms on clock now.Hope you get it running soon