Best choice for NEW starter motor?

[BIG_brother]

I have purchased 2 used ones now and I have wasted to much money. I am not buying another used starter!

I have found that ricks motorsports offers a no name aftermarket replacement new for about $170

I dont even want to talk about an OEM from any vendor (they should be ashamed of themselves) friggin $600+

So who has a source for a solution?

[Baatfam]

Have you tried rebuilding one?
Usually they just need new brushes and springs, which are relatively cheap.

[GateKeeper]

Just wondering....

Why are you not rebuilding the ones you have ? are they that far gone ? and or broken ?

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[BIG_brother]

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=208461&highlight=starter+toast

[GateKeeper]

Well I see now they were FUBAR......

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[BIG_brother]

Well I see now they were FUBAR......

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LOL! yes they were

[chef1366]

They ALL looked like that!?

[tom203]

LOL! yes they were

HUh? the two replacements looked like your original??? hard to believe, cuz I bought 3 off ebay and they all looked and tested fine. I sold one a year ago to a 850 owner and he had no problems.

[posplayr]

I would be surprised if it would not work after a little clean and maybe touch up the commutators a bit with a file

[Steve]

Bring all your pieces and parts over, let's see if we can combine them into one unit that works.

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[tom203]

Save Steve from cobbling- how about this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-SUZUKI-GS750E-GS-750-STARTER-MOTOR-31100-49050-/130913133910?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e7b07e556&vxp=mtr#ht_337wt_1025

$25 plus shipping- I can tell from pics it's a runner

[bwringer]

http://stockers.com/index.php?dt=SS-5

$140

I also agree that you have had super-extraordinary bad luck with GS starters. They don't tend to fail very often.

[ThrottleBack]

Yours may be FUBAR, but if it was me I would buy a used one as cheap as possible and then rebuild it. A properly rebuilt starter is every bit as reliable as new (these days likely more so) and much much cheaper. Like Steve said you can likely take what you have and make a good one.

I have been rebuilding starters a long time so I would do my own, but if you wish I bet you have a guy locally to you who can do a great job reasonably cheap.

[BIG_brother]

I would be surprised if it would not work after a little clean and maybe touch up the commutators a bit with a file

LOL...............
Nah dud the parts are trashed

I ordered a rebuild kit. I will see what I come up with

[ThrottleBack]

I have not thankfully needed to open my GS starter so I can only offer some generic insight from the overall experience of rebuilding starters.

1 - Cover the work area with blue shop towels. These make a great contrast against what comes out of the starter. Much of it will give you insight as to what caused the failure. For example if the brushes are worn out you get brush dust etc etc.

2 - No clue how involved these starters are but a general rule is pay very close attention to disassembly, take pics if needed. I have opened some real PITA starters (Lotus and a '93 RX7 come to mind) where it needs to be so specific in where every litle thing goes that you could spend days trying to figure it out. Others (typical 350) you can dump on a bench and assemble blind.

3 - Keep any solder connections very clean and watch for drip.

4 - This one sounds like common sense but make it all sparkle before you work on it. A parts washer is great but another good trick is to get some purple power and a tupper container like a storage box. Make a strong mix with water, toss the stuff in then snap the lid on and put it in the sun for a few hours.