duck
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rfw wrote:WARNING!
With all variations of the K100, attempting to start the engine with a low (or marginally low) battery will will result in excess current being drawn, and the starter relay's contacts welding together. When that happens the result is that the starter will endlessly crank (slower and slower!). The only way to stop it is the disconnect one of the battery cables.
Bob.
This starter relay sticking MIGHT happen. I've tried to start numerous K bikes with very low batteries over the years and I've never had a single starter relay stick on me. I'm not denying that it CAN happen but in my experience it's not as much of a predestined outcome as some would have you believe.
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86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
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86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
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