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**chuckycheese** · 06-09-2003, 05:45 PM

Battery

Hey Craig, my guess is that the problem is your battery. They seem prone to problems on all bikes and sometimes it's really hard to tell if they're "shot". I think that the clicking sound is a good sign but I'm not certain about that. Good luck!

**TheNose** · 06-09-2003, 05:52 PM

Craig,

I just had the same problem with my bike yesteday. Take the two big wires off of it, and unplug the small wire that goes to the starter switch. Remove it from the bike. Unscrew the two phillups head screws, and then un-solder the wire from the relay. You will have to remove all the solder because there is a wire that goes from inside the relay to the outside through a hole in it. Take it apart, clean the contacts with a wire brush. Put it back together, making sure to get the wire back through the hole, re-solder it and it will work good as new. The clicking sound you hear is the relay operating, but it doesn't turn the starter motor because of the corrosion on the big copper contacts. Clean all three pieces. took me about 20 minutes yesterday.

Terry

**Anonymous** · 06-10-2003, 07:23 AM

I would check the battery first, you may have cooked it. It should have 12.5 to 14V, the relay will click with 9v and above but the starter will not turn on under 11.5V.

Keith S

**TheNose** · 06-10-2003, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by Keith Scrimgeour

I would check the battery first, you may have cooked it. It should have 12.5 to 14V, the relay will click with 9v and above but the starter will not turn on under 11.5V.

Keith S

Get a screwdriver and short between the two big post. If the starter turns, then the relay is bad.

Terry

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