Starter Issues

[Woodsy]

I know this topic has been covered many times but none answered my question.

I have a 1983 GSX250S which recently has been having starter issues. The starter relay will CLICK but i get nothing from the starter. It is an intermittent problem as some days the bike will start fine and it always fails to start when i really need to get somewhere.

The battery is healthy.

I'm getting power through the relay when the starter button is hit

I'm getting power to the starter itself when the button is hit

If i short the 2 relay terminals with a screw driver the starter motor will turn over and fire the bike up.

My next step is to pull the starter motor out and check it over but i'm putting that off because it fires up when the 2 terminals are bridged.

Any ideas?

 

[Stahlgrau333]

Sounds like the relay is going bad. Cheap fix, I think I've seen someone say you can get them for ~ $15 or so at Lowe's.

 

[tom203]

If it starts consistently with shorting the relay terminals, then your starter is ok and there's a problem with wiring or solenoid (relay). A lawn tractor solenoid would work fine.

 

[Woodsy]

Okay i pulled the solenoid off and cleaned it up and put the leads on the opposite posts and the bike is starting without issues now, has been firing up all day without a problem, dont know what the go is with that but there is a lawn mower store up the road i'll pop in there and see what they have.