[Philbomoog]

After my little adventure last week I decided to replace my solenoid and did a bit of research on a well known auction site.
I liked the idea of the old style solenoid with the manual override.  Unfortunately when it arrived it was huge and I couldn't make it fit without having to make longer cables and drilling holes which was more than I wanted to do for what should be a simple job.

So back onto the interweb thingy and I bought a (£10)  'universal' solenoid which was listed as suitable for loads of different bikes so I thought I'd take a chance.

It arrived in the post today and looks very similar to the original. After a bit of chopping and soldering of connectors it slotted into place and worked as it should.

I need to buy a better camera but the original is on the left, the big beast is centre and the 'universal' is right.

[ridgerunner]

Do you have a brand/model number for the correct one? I've gone a year plus without electric start. Now the kick start locked up. Looks like it should be easier to fix the electric than the kick.

[Philbomoog]

Just checked it. There's no markings on the replacement except 12V. It looks almost identical to the original except for the connector, and was listed as a universal starter relay suitable for....(long list of bikes here). Took a chance and it works.

If in doubt, try a quick google search or take yours to a spares shop and ask the assistant for 'one of these'.