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    GS1000 Starter issue

    So my bike was dead from over the winter. solenoid clicked, but that's it. pulled the starter out and hooked it to battery with jumper cables and it worked. put it back in and it worked....for 2 days. jumper cable trick while installed didnt work. got a spark by tapping the body, so it's grounded. just received my new starter guts from DB Electrical. Pulled the starter out and did the jumper cable trick again and it works. then i moved the positive lead to the end of the wire that actually connects to the starter. and it works when i hit the ignition. every time. so i'm gonna rebuild it anyways, because i bought the guts and it's gotta be worth doing but what the hell??

    #2
    Sticking brushes maybe?
    The big guy up there rides a Suzuki (this I know)
    1981 gs850gx

    1999 RF900
    past bikes. RF900
    TL1000s
    Hayabusa
    gsx 750f x2
    197cc Francis Barnett
    various British nails

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      #3
      Poor ground or hot is my guess.
      Jordan

      1977 Suzuki GS750 (My first bike)
      2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
      1973 BMW R75/5

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        #4
        Just be careful removing the two long screws
        1978 GS 1000 (since new)
        1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
        1978 GS 1000 (parts)
        1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
        1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
        1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
        2007 DRz 400S
        1999 ATK 490ES
        1994 DR 350SES

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          #5
          IMG_1458.jpg

          so the rebuild kit from Ricks wont fit my housing. and i have a starter from my Honda Shadow that looks way different from this. is this not stock? am i forced to buy a new starter?

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            #6
            IMG_1459.jpg
            here's the outside of the body.

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              #7
              IMG_4025.jpg

              and heres a pic of it complete. ive thought about franken-fitting the two starter together but not sure if thats good. and doesnt seem to fit anyways.

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                #8
                Can you not send it back and get the correct kit, or a secondhand starter there is a few on eBay.
                The big guy up there rides a Suzuki (this I know)
                1981 gs850gx

                1999 RF900
                past bikes. RF900
                TL1000s
                Hayabusa
                gsx 750f x2
                197cc Francis Barnett
                various British nails

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                  #9
                  There are two and four brush rebuild kits available for both types. From what I see the four brush ones are more common and are often sold as being the one suitable for the GS. Not if you own a different type, it's not.
                  ---- Dave

                  Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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