3C 1000 Starter Relay

Brid Caveney

Brid Caveney

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Austin Texas USA
Averted a disaster today -- when the Custom 3C we're just finishing building, had the starter relay stick -- when it was fired up for it's first test ride. Some frantic removal of side panels - to pull fuses, and praying it didn't toast the starter --- !! Is there a readily available (parts house USA) alternative to the old OEM one we were using?
Thanks.
Brid.
 

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laverdas said:
Another poor sod to the slaughter
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Disappointingly true >:(

However, Brid has rebuilt the bike to the customer's instructions - his bike, his choice - and it's another Laverda back on the road, so hopefully somebody can give a useful reply to Brid's perfectly reasonable query and suggest a good replacement for the starter relay :-[
 
a14rgs said:
Disappointingly true >:(

However, Brid has rebuilt the bike to the customer's instructions - his bike, his choice - and it's another Laverda back on the road, so hopefully somebody can give a useful reply to Brid's perfectly reasonable query and suggest a good replacement for the starter relay :-[
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hi alan/ brid , the starter relays can be serviced after all there only contact points so long as there not burnt out. i seemed to remember putting a bmw /6 on a triple years ago .
andy
 
Pretty much any starter relay will do the job. The original was probably a Bosch, with a mounting tang attached. I believe it was the same as those fitted to VW beetles of the era. Simplest solution would be to go to an auto electrical shop and buy something that'll fit in the space available. I'd suggest you get one rated to at least 100A, but a higher capacity one may last longer.

Alternatively, talk to one of the Laverda parts suppliers. I guess Wolfgang would be your nearest parts man. At least he's on the same continent as you.
Greg Parrish (DAM Laverda) also sells a neat little relay that'll do the job  https://damclassicracing.com.au/71306993-1-starter-relay-12v-dc-with-bracket/

Cheers,
Cam
 
I'm with Cam, try an get a 80-100 Amp relay. Seem to remember that O'Reilly has a good selection of automotive parts in store.

HTH
Gerald
 
Cam, you posted a few years ago of some cheap Chinese relay that you put in your Jota or race bike, I?ve had one. In the gelati for at least that long and works fine, was like 6 dollars or something like that....
 
I have used a proper car type solenoid (not a relay as originally fitted) it was super cheap and came from British Leyland, so Land Rover/Austin/Morris etc I fitted it underneath the battery tray as its a bit bigger, it lasted twenty years and then I bought another.
CLEM
 
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