outrunner 4,457 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Actually, slagging or defending the DCT transmission does nothing to help the O P with his problem. Andy. Link to post
Morph 257 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 2 hours ago, davebike said: two "crashed" ... owner should not own a disk lock!! You know you've finally arrived when you forget to take off the disc lock because... hanging that bendy reminder wire onto your brake was *just* too much trouble ...and you attempt to move off... in full view... so I've heard :-) Link to post
Robinjr 28 Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 So, I fiddled about a bit and checked the side-stand switch. I plugged the bike in to the battery charger overnight to see if I could eliminate the battery from the problem. Next day I unhooked the charger and noticed I hadn’t even switched it on, doh! However, the bike started instantly, as always and the gear selection worked fine so I’m no closer to finding out what caused the problem in the first place, unless my playing with the switch sorted it out. I went out for an hour’s run and all was well so I’ll just ride with my fingers crossed! One point to mention: i bought the bike from a dealer as an ex-demo with just 1002 miles on the clock. It could have also been used as a courtesy bike so there is no telling how many potential buyers or borrowers switched the engine off without first selecting neutral / used the cutout to kill the engine or otherwise abused the bike etc, etc. Link to post
jeremyr62 2,547 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) I always stop the engine with the kill switch. I have done it since day one on all the bikes I have ever owned. Hard to believe that could be the cause of the issue on the DCT. Even if you use the kill switch the bike still selects neutral in a second or two (I think). (I just read the comment from Davebike and I suppose the fact the bike has to find neutral without the cogs turning could put extra load on the shift pin but the box will be designed to take those loads) Edited July 6, 2021 by jeremyr62 Link to post
sandalfarm 2,764 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 The triumph dealer told me to use the key to switch off my bike , something to do with the ecu switching down which you can definitely hear something going on and if you use the kill switch this doesn't happen and you have to remove the ignition key anyway 1 Link to post
Tex 36,817 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, sandalfarm said: The triumph dealer told me to use the key to switch off my bike , something to do with the ecu switching down which you can definitely hear something going on and if you use the kill switch this doesn't happen and you have to remove the ignition key anyway Exactly right. And true of the NC range as well. Turning off with the key ‘powers down’ the ECU . Turning off with the emergency stop (aka ‘kill’) switch doesn’t. It’s a bit like turning off your PC by yanking the plug out of the wall socket. 1 Link to post
jeremyr62 2,547 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 With all due respect that sounds very unlikely. A kill switch doesn't power down the bike. It just kills the ignition. Everything else stays powered up and live. Link to post
MatBin 5,081 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) It's actually in the Triumph user manual to use the key and not the Kill switch, and as blokes we always read the manual don't we? 🤔 I understand DCT users should put the bike into neutral with the engine running before switching off. My DCT threw a bit of a wobbly recently when I stopped at roadworks temp lights I put it into neutral, when the lights went green I put it in D, on taking off it didn't want to change up, stopped, switched off, restarted and all was fine. Been fine ever since and have repeated my actions a couple of times, ghosts in the machine? Edited July 6, 2021 by MatBin Link to post
Thosoneill 301 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, MatBin said: It's actually in the Triumph user manual to use the key and not the Kill switch, and as blokes we always read the manual don't we? 🤔 I understand DCT users should put the bike into neutral with the engine running before switching off. My DCT threw a bit of a wobbly recently when I stopped at roadworks temp lights I put it into neutral, when the lights went green I put it in D, on taking off it didn't want to change up, stopped, switched off, restarted and all was fine. Been fine ever since and have repeated my actions a couple of times, ghosts in the machine? I had a similar issue with my 2013 nc700d integra however it happened to me on a few different occasions just refused to change up and yes was fine upon restarting - last couple of outings no issues whatsoever and running sweet 🤨🤔🤨🤔🤨🤔🤨🤔 Link to post
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