x7 electric starter????

asdf · 12-18-2004

my start was working fine untill this morning it just wouldnt work and the battery shoud be charged cuz i drove it for about 3hr. the pull start works on its first pull but no matter what i do the electric start doesnt work ive tried everything(spark plug cleaning, chargeing, trickle charging it just doesnt work) Plez help!!!!!! when i do hit the electric start it makes a pop noise though do i need to replace any parts???

Backwoodz · 12-18-2004

Check that the solenoid is getting good current and tightly connected.

asdf · 12-18-2004

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Originally Posted by Backwoodz

Check that the solenoid is getting good current and tightly connected.

where is the silinoid???

nightspeed98 · 01-24-2005

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Originally Posted by asdf

where is the silinoid???

the Solenoid should be under the gas tank. should have wires on to screws/bolts about 1 inch apart.

marctronixx · 01-25-2005

how long was it sitting prior to the 3 hour drive? if you were doing some idling and not turning the engine over it would not charge the bat much.

a somewhat on topic question,

has anyone bothered to charge these things with a trickle charger? i have not been on my bike since november or so and the battery is dead. pull start works of course...

da_islandboy · 01-25-2005

if youhave the x7 49cc 2troke, it will not charge itself. only the 4stroke models do. you should let charge for atleast 4 hours. and you might wanna check your fuse tooo. you might of blown that if your starter is not working. try opening the side where the pull start cord is. look inside, sometimes the Stater claw comes out of place and bloks rotation of the engine to start with the electric start.

SSJDemon · 01-26-2005

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Originally Posted by da_islandboy

if youhave the x7 49cc 2troke, it will not charge itself. only the 4stroke models do. you should let charge for atleast 4 hours. and you might wanna check your fuse tooo. you might of blown that if your starter is not working. try opening the side where the pull start cord is. look inside, sometimes the Stater claw comes out of place and bloks rotation of the engine to start with the electric start.

You're mistaken dude. The 2 stroke X7's don't come with a charger and charge themselves. The cateyes do that too but suck at it. sounds like the solinoid (sp) to me too. Same thing happened on my cateyes, replaced it and vaula problem solved.

miguel6632 · 01-26-2005

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Originally Posted by SSJDemon

You're mistaken dude. The 2 stroke X7's don't come with a charger and charge themselves. The cateyes do that too but suck at it. sounds like the solinoid (sp) to me too. Same thing happened on my cateyes, replaced it and vaula problem solved.

i had a x7 and it did have a charger, i rode it every day and night, never charged it for 3 weeks, with my lights and neon lights on and never had a problem with it not charging

SSJDemon · 01-26-2005

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i had a x7 and it did have a charger, i rode it every day and night, never charged it for 3 weeks, with my lights and neon lights on and never had a problem with it not charging

Yeah, my point exactly. They use the magneto to charge the battery while the enging is running, therefore eliminating the need for a charger.

marctronixx · 01-26-2005

yes there is a stator in the pull start that charges the battery. everything on my bike works fine, its just been sitting for 3 months almost. its gonna be 60 today so ill take it out for a spin.. for my question, i was asking if anyone has used a regular charger to charge the battery...

vr6turbo · 08-02-2005

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Originally Posted by marctronixx

yes there is a stator in the pull start that charges the battery. everything on my bike works fine, its just been sitting for 3 months almost. its gonna be 60 today so ill take it out for a spin.. for my question, i was asking if anyone has used a regular charger to charge the battery...

take your bike out for a cruise today and make sure u got the revs a lil high and try to keep above 15mph and after a maybe 5 to 10 min cruise shut it off and and try usin the electric start should positively work. i have never pluged my bike in the wall to charge i use the pull start and electric after a cruise to a buddys when i shut it off cause it just charged.

wazzapkid91 · 08-02-2005

marktronnix, yes u can use a regular trickle charger but first b4 u do tht take a look at ur battery it should say the charging current etc u wanna make sure the trickle charger ur usin doesn't go above tht apmerage if it does it will be a new battery in ur bike just remeber check the charging current on the battery and charger and make sure the charger doesn't exceed the limit

goodluck and hope this helps,
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