Never cranked up am Elim. The Wind I rode didn't have an ES. Didn't have problems as such. Running on a second starter, the earlier one lasted for 4.5 years. Was just curious as to the noise made by it. So there is no difference in the mechanism except thats its externally placed?
Regards, Deepak On 3/22/09, Glifford Menezes <[email protected]> wrote: > Deepak <[email protected]>: >> >> Why do Bajaj electric starters make such a screeching noise when >> compared to others. > > Have you heard the Eliminator and Wind starters? > >> I used to think that maybe the earlier versions >> needed improvement, but then the 200 and the 220 starters still have >> that noise. The Uni, ZMA etc have such quiet and instant starters. Is >> it the power in the motor or is it a quality issue? >> > > I guess neither? Have you had serious issues with the starter till > date, besides the noise? > > Look at where the starters are on a Pulsar vis-a-vis the Unicorn. The > Pulsars had starters designed to be external with the pinion to crank > almost outside the engine. So starter/ non starter version would not > need lots of parts different. Hence you tend to hear it more! > > Cheers, > > Glifford. > -- Sent from my mobile device
