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  1. Andre Loock

    Africa Twin CRF1100 Cold Start problem

    Absolutely insane. If this doesn't work it will become legal.
  2. Andre Loock

    Africa Twin CRF1100 Cold Start problem

    Update: May 2024. Honda SA has taken the bike to Johannesburg and is replacing the wire harness. 2021 HONDA CRF 1100 L AFRICA TWIN Wire Harness - 32100-MKS-E00. They have already replaced the following items: New ECU and two new keys reprogrammed, new touch screen, new starter switch and new...
  3. Andre Loock

    Africa Twin CRF1100 Cold Start problem

    Ek het nie. Inteendeel, die probleem raak net erger. Ek moes die start knoppie 12keer druk gister voor sy getart het en die bike sny uit in die middel van 'n rit, gereeld. Honda SA het 'n instruksie aan die handelaar gegee om 'n nuwe ECU, nuwe sleutels en nuwe switch module te bestel en te...
  4. Andre Loock

    Africa Twin CRF1100 Cold Start problem

    Challa, they said they opened the starter switch assembly, right down to the contact plates. They lightly sanded down the contact plates and reassembled. They tested it and said it was fine. My preference would be for them to replace the entire starter switch assembly.
  5. Andre Loock

    Africa Twin CRF1100 Cold Start problem

    I checked tried starting the bike in neutral with the side stand flipped in the 'up' position, it didn't make any difference. Then I took the start switch apart this weekend, cleaned it out and sprayed it with QD contact cleaner. I worked the switch back and forth and re-assembled it. It seems...
  6. Andre Loock

    Africa Twin CRF1100 Cold Start problem

    Thanks guys, I will defintely check the side stand switch. Everytime I have tried to start it it was on the side stand. Never thought to check that!
  7. Andre Loock

    Africa Twin CRF1100 Cold Start problem

    My 2021 CRF1100 has a cold start problem. I have to hit the start button 4-8 times before it starts. Honda Tygerberg has been trying to find the problem for 3 weeks but it is a slow process because you have to wait for the bike to cool down after it starts to troubleshoot. So far, the...
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