I gave my Himalayan Scram to my wife when she passed her bike test and i,m really missing it! It was so good at just pottering down the local gravel filled and poorly surfaced back lanes that i'm seriously considering getting another one. I didn't really do "off road" (I know they are legally roads!) riding and so the Scram version was better suited to my needs ( they handle much better, with the smaller front wheel. I have ridden a normal Himalayan and so have something to compare it to.)
Scram now run in. Just waiting for a reasonably dry day to take it for its first service 50 miles away. I'm not confident on the weatherproofing of my riding gear, it's probably older than many here. 🙂
Although it's supposedly a road bike, I have every intention of getting offroad. The reason I went for the Scram rather than the Himalayan is the 19" front wheel, in the expectation that the braking distances will be shorter than with a skinny 21".
There are several modifications lined up for after the service. Suspension, ride height, bars, centre stand, levers to mention a few.
I'll put up some pics once I get it properly dirty. 🙂
Bit wet out in Shropshire this weekend.
Saw some bad flooding. Really feel for those affected. 😔
Insurance write off Himalayans up for auction at ... could be a bargin for someone happy to do a little spannering over winter:
https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/89621375
https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/91152275
Staffordshire t'other weekend. The little back roads were lethal with black ice. The Byways by comparison were lovely and grippy.
Having a few issues with the mighty Himalayan unfortunately. Broken down a few times. Failed to start a few times (as is currently) and generally unreliable running.
Starting with the triangle of internal combustion engines, I have compression, I have fuel but the spark is the questionable bit.
Grounding the plug to the engine and turning it over I sometimes get a great spark, sometimes a weak one, often no spark.
I've got a new plug on there, new ignition coil including ht lead and plug cap. Battery is 13.-something at rest so seems good.
I've taken apart every electrical connector I can get to and cleaned and WD40'd it. I've swapped relays around to test them, checked all fuses etc.
Anyone got any pointers about what to try next?
This has been going on since the photos I posted above and I'm getting really frustrated with it now 😐
Corrosion on any earthing points?
Damp ECU?
Having a few issues with the mighty Himalayan unfortunately. Broken down a few times. Failed to start a few times (as is currently) and generally unreliable running.
Starting with the triangle of internal combustion engines, I have compression, I have fuel but the spark is the questionable bit.
Grounding the plug to the engine and turning it over I sometimes get a great spark, sometimes a weak one, often no spark.
I've got a new plug on there, new ignition coil including ht lead and plug cap. Battery is 13.-something at rest so seems good.
I've taken apart every electrical connector I can get to and cleaned and WD40'd it. I've swapped relays around to test them, checked all fuses etc.
Anyone got any pointers about what to try next?
This has been going on since the photos I posted above and I'm getting really frustrated with it now 😐
Have a check of the reg/rec too
Having a few issues with the mighty Himalayan unfortunately....
This has been going on since the photos I posted above and I'm getting really frustrated with it now 😐
Haven't had the problem, but if there's good compression, a good spark and fuel delivery is ok, then it sounds like a dodgy, ie intermittent, earth or an unreliable switch.
If it was my bike I'd remove the sidestand cutout. I've seen that be the mysterious cause on many different makes of bike.
Another more unusual one that had me foxed for ages was a battery earth cable. It was fatigued internally to the point of separation, but this was hidden by the insulation so it appeared ok, and was no problem with the bike static. However on rough stretches it felt like fuel starvation.
I've had to replace my reg/rec on my BS4 at 25k. Some people have managed to burn out coils on the stator too.
If it needs one buy direct from India from ebay, a lot cheaper than Hitchcocks and take about a week to get here.
Haven't had the problem, but if there's good compression, a good spark and fuel delivery is ok, then it sounds like a dodgy, ie intermittent, earth or an unreliable switch.
It's the spark that is unreliable. Grounding the plug to the engine and turning over, sometimes the spark is strong and blue, sometimes weak, often no spark at all.
It's so frustrating as I keep getting all these false hopes with it. Before I broke down the other day, I'd been riding the bike to work every day for a week or so (since the time before it broke down and I thought I'd fixed it)
I've taken apart most connections I can get to, cleaned and WD40'd them. I've fitted a new coil, new iridium plug, new ht lead and cap.
I've tested the new coil which checks out, tested the stator (only with the bike off), the battery is in good health.
I'm getting fuel pressure, removed the injector and cleaned that, adjusted valve clearances.
Yeah, don't know. I'm running out of things to check. I thought the reg/rec was more to do with the charging side of things? The battery health is good. I'll check it as best I can though.
Unfortunately I just wonder whether the moisture has gotten in somewhere and is causing the issue. The bike lives outside under cover and gets ridden off road a lot. It's basically wet 24/7 for the winter months so it's not ideal.
I suppose that a bike like this, things like weather sealing in the electrics may be an area where they save money in manufacture.
I just wish I had a garage where I could do things at leisure. Everything is a stolen hour or two trying to shelter under the back of my van in the street in the dark evenings, between it pissing down forever. 😐
I'll test the reg/rec next and have a general go through all the connectors again with the contact cleaner I picked up.
Not loving it right now😐
It's the spark that is unreliable. Grounding the plug to the engine and turning over, sometimes the spark is strong and blue, sometimes weak, often no spark at all...
That strongly suggests sidestand cutout switch to me. It's in a perfect position to suffer corrosion etc. Try bypassing or eliminating it.