After turning on the key and waited for the FI to prime up - at the press of the start button, a click was heard, lights dimmed but the engine isn't cranking. Been having this intermittently over the past 2 years or so, but easily resolved by turning the key to OFF and repeat the whole process. At first it only happens once in a long while so i ignored it.
However over the past 3 months, this has been happening much more frequently, and the last straw was over last weekend that i had to try a few rounds of the process to get the bike fired up, each and every time i stop the bike.
over my searches in local versys owners FB group, i was made to understand that it is due to the starter relay premature failure. While it is not happening in huge numbers that would warrant a recall, nonetheless it is common enough for owners to take note of this issue and reminded others to replace it if the need arise.
The cost of the said starter relay here, original kawasaki's part, costs us around 70USD, not inclusive of labour.
yet, thanks to the local group, i was made aware of an alternate option that only cost 1/10th and the replacement is pretty much easy and straightforward, that a mechanically and electrically/electronically retarded person like me could complete.
i will share in my next post on how i went about changing the starter relay. while this is child's play for most of you, but i believe this thread could benefit those who are not used to doing any works on their own bike. like me.
However over the past 3 months, this has been happening much more frequently, and the last straw was over last weekend that i had to try a few rounds of the process to get the bike fired up, each and every time i stop the bike.
over my searches in local versys owners FB group, i was made to understand that it is due to the starter relay premature failure. While it is not happening in huge numbers that would warrant a recall, nonetheless it is common enough for owners to take note of this issue and reminded others to replace it if the need arise.
The cost of the said starter relay here, original kawasaki's part, costs us around 70USD, not inclusive of labour.
yet, thanks to the local group, i was made aware of an alternate option that only cost 1/10th and the replacement is pretty much easy and straightforward, that a mechanically and electrically/electronically retarded person like me could complete.
i will share in my next post on how i went about changing the starter relay. while this is child's play for most of you, but i believe this thread could benefit those who are not used to doing any works on their own bike. like me.