Starter Click, Rocking to move the crank works.

• New topped off battery.
• Batter pack.
• Jumper cables.

• Compression valve?
• Battery is junk.
• Starter is junk.
• Owner is junk.

Hemi_Guy said:

Hi gang,

I hope everyone is well. Starting last year on my 2011 R3T with 17,000 miles. I hit the starter just to hear it click with no crank movement, I rock the bike in a high gear to move the crank / pistons etc. and the bike will turn over and start right up. I did several searches but with so many variations of this symptom I don't have a clear picture of potential issues.

I have done the following:

• New topped off battery.
• Batter pack.
• Jumper cables.

I have been told the following:

• Compression valve?
• Battery is junk.
• Starter is junk.
• Owner is junk.

Any thoughts? Is this some kind of top dead center compression thing?

Thank you,
Paul.

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Kevin frazier said:

Fred that's a good fix im sure but the touring is set up different and may not work?attached is touring and roadster classic electric route, #70 is touring route and #64 is for roadster/classic, ???

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Rocket Scientist said:

Here is how you would do it on a touring. You need a 5 pin 12vdc 30/40 amp relay. By them on Amazon or at any auto parts store.

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TURBO200R4 said:

I have helped a lot of rocket guys with the starter click and it is never easy or this is the problem. I remember a guy with the same problem maybe he will answer up.
There is a small click (not loud) that sends you in one direction
Then there is a loud clack which sends you in another direction.
Assuming you have the loud clack what is happening is when you move the crank this allows the starter to match up with the flywheel teeth better and allows the starter to work.

Could be a lot of things.
Change starter 5 prong relay
As a check run a wire with 20 amp fuse from battery to number 30 on the starter relay and see if that will start it every time.
Replace starter with up graded starter.
A guy in Canada had a problem like yours and had some experts working on it (messed it up big time then told him that the wound not work on it) so after a lot of hours had him do the wire with fuse to number 30 starter relay it became dependable which meant he had a problem with resistance on that wire we never corrected the wire also they cut his headlights wiring so we got low beams I think he's coming to Tucson Az for vacation so I can finish the job.

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