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Old 01-10-15, 18:56
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Originally Posted by gaulty View Post
the part is coming in at �59.or i can buy a copy part at �39 from VE off sutton spares same part number ...however the fact that the bike did start two or 3 times and ran for up to 10 second before blowing the fuse ,would this still indicate a relay fault...could the power spike come into play 10 or more second later?
It could. Particularly if the relay's points are sticky it may not be releasing quickly either. The starter relay does a lot more than just the starting too. All the power from the battery goes through it (and the main fuse) and it provides feeds to fuses 5, 6 and 7 amongst a lot of other things such as the regulator/rectifier. So there quite a lot of potential for the starter relay to cause trouble.

However, I must emphasise what I said earlier, that your symptoms "would suggest" the starter relay, in other words, it isn't definite, just very likely to be, which is why "borrowing" a relay would be a good move. It could be any component I have mentioned in the last couple of posts! But the starter relay is what I'd turn to first.