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    starter selinoid fails

    Ive had this happen a few times. Selinoid wont click but i get a signal on the trigger wire when pressing the start button. Take selinoid off and it clicks when tested directly to the battery.. install it and nothing. Problem is solved by making a ground wire from one of the monting screws to the battery. Once its well grounded it will work properly.
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

    #2
    great info. thanks
    1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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      #3
      Seems the electrical panel isnt very securly attached to the frame thus it has very poor grounding capability. Adding the jumper wire instantly solves the issue.
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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        #4
        This was for me a benefit of using one of the solenoid mounting posts as the single point ground.
        Halfway between battery and r/r, within range of the two ring terminals above the airbox and in plain sight, almost
        97 R1100R
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        80 GS850G, 79 Z400B, 85 R100RT, 80 Z650D, 76 CB200

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          #5
          Yeah I always run a jumper wire from those plates back to a SPG then to battery.
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          1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
          1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
          2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
          1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
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            #6
            Yep
            soleniod mounted to the battery box. And battery box not well grounded to the frame.
            is suppose to be a ground wire (blk/wht) from the bike main harness connected to solenoid mounting bolt (ring terminal) to ground the battery box. But often that gets left off, or that wire gets melted with some r/r failure.
            And in stock wiring the r/r ground wire is connected to the battery box too, so, chuck, maybe the bike wasn’t charging either.

            Yep, is a typical good thing to add own ground wire from solenoid mounting bolt to frame ground or batt-, just so are not relying on that blk/wht wire from main harness.
            http://webpages.charter.net/ddvrnr/GS850_1100_Emblems.jpg
            Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
            GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


            https://imgur.com/YTMtgq4

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              #7
              When you said you got signal on trigger wire but solenoid didn’t click, you must have had the tester negitive on frame ground (or batt-).
              if you then move tester negitive to solenoid mounting bolt, you would not see the “signal on trigger”. Right then you would know the problem is that the solenoid is not grounded.
              http://webpages.charter.net/ddvrnr/GS850_1100_Emblems.jpg
              Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
              GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


              https://imgur.com/YTMtgq4

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                #8
                Same result by just grounding it direct to the battery.
                MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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