Starting problem

warp9.9 said:

Thats great Steve as it would mean I'm still here and I still got a running bike.

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Gregger said:

You stated, in a no start condition, the starter clicks and will only start using a jumper battery? This indicates a lack of voltage when cranking either through connection issues which have been addressed by Turbo, Dzhaks and several others or because of a flat battery. Since the bikes starts up with a jumper, we need to know what the battery is at when you have the problem. If the battery is low, I'm guessing the bike is not charging properly and the battery might be getting flat. What's the voltage with engine running? You also stated that you "have a voltage leak" and need to keep it on a tender. That's another indication the battery isn't up to speed, assuming your wire connections are checked and good.

Pure speculation since we don't know what we are starting with... As Turbo stated, you need a voltmeter and we need the numbers....

Also, when you had the starter out, did you inspect the ring gear? How did it look? What about the bendix on the starter? Curious to see if the gears are a bit chewed up which would make starter engagement hard.

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Gregger said:

You stated, in a no start condition, the starter clicks and will only start using a jumper battery? This indicates a lack of voltage when cranking either through connection issues which have been addressed by Turbo, Dzhaks and several others or because of a flat battery. Since the bikes starts up with a jumper, we need to know what the battery is at when you have the problem. If the battery is low, I'm guessing the bike is not charging properly and the battery might be getting flat. What's the voltage with engine running? You also stated that you "have a voltage leak" and need to keep it on a tender. That's another indication the battery isn't up to speed, assuming your wire connections are checked and good.

Pure speculation since we don't know what we are starting with... As Turbo stated, you need a voltmeter and we need the numbers....

Also, when you had the starter out, did you inspect the ring gear? How did it look? What about the bendix on the starter? Curious to see if the gears are a bit chewed up which would make starter engagement hard.

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vindex1963 said:

I replaced the battery, starter relay, rebuilt starter solenoid and added double battery cables. The cables did help it turn over faster but I still got the click, click.

Some may not agree with my fix, I pulled the starter solenoid plunger out and cut two coils off the spring. I ride daily and it's been weeks since I've gotten the click click.

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vindex1963 said:

I think the solenoid gets activated and the plunger moves forward but it doesn't move far enough or the copper washer isn't making
both contacts. Mine made a loud click under the seat at the starter before my fix and now it's started dozens of times without the dreaded click.

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CvSisinthehouse said:

This just happened to me Monday morning, after I ran it for 10 minutes Sunday night after a wash- the click back by the fuses. I checked the battery voltage and its 12.3, checked a tender that I have connected to the battery and its also 12.3. Should I start with a new relay? I havent tried the rocking the bike in gear thing yet. Thanks for any help.

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Bigjaype said:

12.3 is low...even though it is a 12 volt battery, healthy battery voltage is 12.8 or above.
Charging voltage will be 14.4 from you alternator/regulator on the bike.

Clicking noise with no turnover are often caused by poor connections in the heavy current circuit. Check battery cables to starter motor and earth.
The Starter solenoid also shouldn't be overlooked as those contacts don't last forever.

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