Electric Start Problem

bad starter pushbutton switch or faulty starter solenoid...........maybe even a poor ground connection.....Good Luck

CAM2 said:

bad starter pushbutton switch or faulty starter solenoid...........maybe even a poor ground connection.....Good Luck

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Hmm why would it work sometimes but not other times?

Goml said:

Hmm why would it work sometimes but not other times?

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Thats the wonder of oxidized contact points............. Washing the bike once sometimes will kill one of those cheap pushbuttons or solenoids...your starter may be gunked up with oxidation too

CAM2 said:

Thats the wonder of oxidized contact points.............

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Dang, what should i do? And btw its not a series of ticking noises, its only 1 ticking noise when i push the starter then no noise at all.

Goml said:

Dang, what should i do? And btw its not a series of ticking noises, its only 1 ticking noise when i push the starter then no noise at all.

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Look into taking the starter pushbutton apart...youll most likely find alot of rust and oxidation,,,,after cleaning give it a whirl...if that dont fix it try jumping the solenoid direct from pole to pole with a screwdriver......if that works replace the solenoid if not remove the starter and clean up the windings and the brushes...............

me personally would ditch it all and simply pullstart it.then tune it so it starts in 3-4 pulls..the weight loss and extra revs are the gravy to the task........Good luck