Starter motor sounds weak - normal?

[Guest]

I am new to these bikes but In noticed that the starter motor "sounds" kind of weak on my GS400.

It never fails to get the motor going but it does sound like it's struggling to turn the motor over.

The first day I rode the bike I thought my battery was going but it's just they way the bike is...

My previous bikes the starter motor sounded like it had more power...


Is my bike normal?

[hjacobmiller]

Welcome to the forum.

What does the starter sound like?

This may be an obvious question, but is your battery fully charged?

Could also be a brush length issue.

[jfman]

The starter sounds like a bike with a weak battery would sound like.

Havent checked the batterie output. The bike starts everytime after a quick push of the starter button...


Basicaly everything works as it should but the starter "sounds" weak...

[hjacobmiller]

I would check your battery voltage first and make sure its up to snuff.

I had a busted magnet inside the starter motor which caused me to lose like 8 V between the solenoid and the engine block. It sounded weak too. It also ground up that magnet into about a million pieces.

[hjacobmiller]

any new progress?