Anyone know where.?

[MarlboroMan]

Originally Posted by grbrown

I suspect your battery. What you describe sounds like not quite enough power to operate the starter solenoid. Older bike ignition systems will tolerate a big drop in voltage and still start with a weak battery, whereas modern electronic systems are far less tolerant. If your bike was a recent one it probably would not start, so I suggest yours may be fooling you!

If you have a charger, charge the battery over night. Check voltage with a meter before and after. Fully charged it should give around 14 volts. Alternatively try a jump start with a known good battery (a car one will have stacks of reserves). If the bike leaps into life you know your bike battery is down on power. If you don't normally use a battery minder one will probably eek out a bit of life from your current battery if used overnight.

Don't buy a starter until you can check that battery more closely!

hummm a harley fooling me, sound about bloody right lol,, ill try to jump it from me car later today,, fingers crossed, cheers!!!

[MarlboroMan]

Dayum, its NOT the battery, wired it up to the vlvo and it did exactly the same, so!! strip down,.? suggestions please

[Troy]

There's a plug in relay under your seat.Mine died about a year ago.Goes click...click...click.. on pressing the start button.
Only a couple of quid.Available everywhere in automotive shops.
Worth a try.

[MarlboroMan]

cannot see a relay, the power is 100% going to the starter, its that that is clicking on the transmition side of engine, if relay was gone would that still happen,.?

[Troy]

Mine would start sometimes and sometimes click.
Hang on.I'll take a piccie.....

[Troy]

It's a square box that plugs in.I'm not saying that this is the problem,but I thought my starter had gone and this was the problem.Unplug it and take it to a shop.Not Halfords though.
Your one will probably be black.I have a posh Ducati one.

[MarlboroMan]

found it, shit i didnt know i had one, ive had the bike 20 years lol,, well its off, im off to halfords in the morning, fingers crossed lads (stupid place to put a relay anyways)

[MarlboroMan]

Originally Posted by Troy

It's a square box that plugs in.I'm not saying that this is the problem,but I thought my starter had gone and this was the problem.Unplug it and take it to a shop.Not Halfords though.
Your one will probably be black.I have a posh Ducati one.

yealow, mine is backerlight i think, the help is very much appriciated lads, wouldnt get this on a jap site

[Troy]

Halfords probably won't have one.They only sell fluffy dice nowadays.
Try a motorfactor.
It may not be the problem.But good luck.
If it doesn't fix it,don't buy a new starter.As others have said,get it refurbed.Sometimes the armature just needs a skim with new bushes.A cheap remedy.

[MarlboroMan]

Originally Posted by Troy

Halfords probably won't have one.They only sell fluffy dice nowadays.
Try a motorfactor.
It may not be the problem.But good luck.
If it doesn't fix it,don't buy a new starter.As others have said,get it refurbed.Sometimes the armature just needs a skim with new bushes.A cheap remedy.

wonder why i said halfords, i have one son who works for ccs in manchester they supply motorfactors, and another who works for p&m pannels on winwick road warrington,, im gettin old

Ill keep the thread open and updated, it may help some other poor git in the future