Starter Solenoid

[rookie racer]

Sometimes when i take a long ride my bike wont start. i wiggle the wire that goes to the starter it will fire. i have done this several times, it always the starter wire.
Is the oem stuff better to get. Dennis Kirk has aftermarket solenoid's for $38 bucks . $56 bucks for the oem soleniod.
which one should i get ?

[seuadr]

the aftermarket one should work fine.

[rookie racer]

what do you do with the little yellow wire that is soldered on top of the old soleniod ? is this the wire to the switch ?

[seuadr]

yellow? should be a green one that goes to the started switch.. does the denis kirk one not have a wire to run to the switch?

if you aren't sure about getting a new started relay, check out the wire itself and see if it might have a broken connection. could be outside the solenoid as well.

[bwringer]

Your nearest farm or home store should have a solenoid for a garden tractor that will work fine for about $11.

There's also a Ford part that works great, too -- if you show your old solenoid to the gray-bearded gent behind the counter at a proper parts store, he'll find one for you easily. (Don't try this with Skippy the teenage parts monkey.)

Solenoids all do the exact same thing -- just grab one that fits the space available.

[rookie racer]

Found one Advanced Auto Parts $8 bucks. i still may order the oem solenoid later.

[Clone]

While you are at it run a new wire from the solenoid to the starter with well crimped connections. Wiggling a wire makes me think that your connections are loose.

[GQROD]

The one from auto zone is grounded through the bracket, which means you will have to run a ground wire from the bracket to the chassis. The spade connector on the bracket is the positive connection. Hope this helps.

[BassCliff]

Wordsmith

...Skippy the teenage parts monkey...

You are so eloquent, my dear Mr. bwringer!


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[rookie racer]

While you are at it run a new wire from the solenoid to the starter with well crimped connections. Wiggling a wire makes me think that your connections are loose.

Already done ! YES THANKS TO ALL ! I will get the results asap.

[rookie racer]

Question ?
I installed a new wire from starter to new solenoid. The starter stud is loose! should i be concerned ?