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Intermittent Non Start - foey - 11-12-18
I haven't been on here for a while & for some reason my counts have all zero'd but hey ho!
Anyway i'll get back on topic, in the past month i have had a few instances (three or four) of trying to start the bike & all i get is a faint single knock/click, the first time it did this i put the side stand up & down a couple of times & rocked the bike back & forth whilst in gear, pushed the button & away it went.
I have tried this same process each time & so far it has allowed the bike to start but i don't want to keep putting off a permanant fix incase one day it doesn't start, the battery was new last winter & when it does turn over it has plenty of power so i don't think that is a part of the problem, just wondered if anyone had any ideas what it may be?
Re: Intermittent Non Start - Fazerider - 11-12-18
The click you get is presumably the starter relay activating. If the contacts, or the starter motor commutator, has a bit of dirt/glazing then that can be enough to stop it spinning up.
Re: Intermittent Non Start - celticbiker - 11-12-18
Definitely the starter relay, a tenner and 30 minutes will have fixed.
Re: Intermittent Non Start - foey - 11-12-18
Superb, thanks guys!
Re: Intermittent Non Start - bandit - 11-12-18
Clean the side stand switch as well.
Re: Intermittent Non Start - Jules-C - 12-12-18
If you've got a voltmeter handy when it happens check if 12 volts is getting to starter motor, if it is then probably stuck starter motor brush if it isn't then the relay. If you know what you are doing short the two big terminals on the relay together and if starter motor works then it's the relay.
Re: Intermittent Non Start - foey - 12-12-18
Thanks again guys, I'll get at it on Friday as I don't have power to the garage & it's black by the time i get home this time of the year, at least it'll give me something to do on my day off! :lol