How to test the starter?

[littleroot]

Hi,

Thanks for the compliments. She is not as clean as she was before I got her, but still pretty, and still pretty fast! It was probably you who told me to dictch the filters a while back and I was going to do just that someday - now I know which ones to look for, thanks.

Yes I have a 10-month old(?) "new" starter cluctch on there.

I just proved the starter itself is OK as I just pulled it and hooked up to the battery she is spinning hard. Of course there is no load! But the one I replaced recently would just sorta shudder when given juice.

Next step (reading earlier replies in this thread - gotta find my solenoid I reckon.

by the way..
thats one very nice shaftie you have there.
just an FYI.
i see it has radial slides on it and i bet it has a huge set of nuts when you twist it up.
if you don't have an H/D basket...your a prime candidate for one because of the added HP you have now.
also...
your engine will love you if you purchase a set of jay's APE offset oval air filters for it.
as i have preached in the past...the emgo's are trash and cost 28 bucks to your door for a reason...they really restrict your engines breathing from there small size and strange/odd shape/steps on the inlet side.
so you have a 700 dollar set of carbs with a 20 dollar set of filters..thats my point.
ok,
back to the starter problems.
if your alt. rotor has ever spun on the crank...the rotor gets larger(ID) and the crank gets smaller(OD)...this lets the rotor pull closer to the main bearing on the crank shaft when tightened and in turn will bind your stater clutch and let it engage at times and destroy starters.

[littleroot]

if your starter clutch tries to engage from time to time it will blow your starter apart or at least damage it.
am i correct that you had starter clutch problems in the past?

Just put the starter back in buttoned it all up and she is turning over faster than I can ever remember. I must have a short wire somewhere.

Hmmm

[littleroot]

if you don't have an H/D basket...your a prime candidate for one because of the added HP you have now.

OK, I give up - please tell me.

I googled for H/D basket but I have no idea what it is!

[blowerbike]

OK, I give up - please tell me.

I googled for H/D basket but I have no idea what it is!

this is a common modification for 16v. GS models or 8v. models with modifications.
a person sends there clutch basket to a company(s) APE is one to mention.
they dissemble and then add a thicker backing plate with heavier springs and larger rivets...everything is assembled and then welded.
with the extra power your bike is making...one day when you open the throttle and let her rev to redline...the clutch basket could separate and break the engine cases and multiply other parts.
go to jay's website and read up on this modification...APE.
FYI
your clutch basket is the same as a 80-82 GS1100E.