Hi everyone I rode into the city last night. Picked something up. When I jumped back on the bike the electric starter wouldn't work. Nothing, no noise at all. I tried everything ( starting in neutral, stand up / down etc) until I finally pushed started it and the bike works fine when riding. Just won't electric start. Any ideas ? Thanks again Ben
Could be starter motor or starter solenoid , are the wires still connected to the clutch lever perch, if one has fallen off then the starter circuit wouldn't engage
Jiggle your handlebars, bend all wires leading to the switch, clutch and kickstand. It could just be a bad wire.
Yea start with a wiring and connector inspection .... start at the battery and then to the starter solenoid and to the starter itself ..........check for split , broken ,burnt ,worn (from rubbing) ,corroded wires and connectors......check the ground wires are actually grounding. As mentioned it could just be a wire has come off.....especially around the bar area where theres obviously alot of movement.
Test your circuit first to see what kind of voltage you are getting at your starter compared to what the battery is supplying. Pretty easy test, you'll need a multimeter though. 1. Set your petcock to off and run the fuel out so the bike won't start while you crank. (I get for your situation it probably won't, but still do this anyway) 2. Set the multimeter to 20V (DC) 3. Connect the positive and negative parts of the multimeter to the corresponding terminals on the battery (important to connect directly to the battery terminals not anything connecting to those terminals) 4. Crank the bike over for about 4 seconds, write down the voltage. 5. Go to your starter motor. Connect the positive multimeter probe to the threaded bolt on the starter motor that is the connection to the battery (careful to ensure it's not shorting to ground anywhere). Connect the negative terminal to the starter motor casing somewhere (it should be grounded to the frame) 6. Crank bike for another 4 seconds, record the voltage reading. If you get a difference of >1V you've got a problem somewhere, at least you know you don't necessarily have to splash out on a new starter motor. The next thing is to start checking and testing all the connections to the system as the guys above have said. Good luck.
I was push starting it for 1 day and night of riding and then went off to a party Friday night at my mates house. It sat out the front until today (Sunday) when I grabbed it. And the starter is working again. Not sure what happened Thanks for all the advice on how to fix it. Ben
This problem happened again. I followed all the wires and found nothing. Even replaced the solenoid ( from an auto electrician workshop, the fitted the right wires and charged me $35, didn't exactly fit but a handy cable tie sorted it) Didn't fix the problem. Re read this forum, found the wires under the clutch, all sorted now, starts every time.
