01-31-2013, 04:25 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Starter troubles
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01-31-2013, 04:26 PM | #12 |
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Re: Starter troubles
The lights are working fine while you're riding because the stator is spinning at speed and producing plenty of juice to power all of your systems. The light will not come on while the motor is not spinning because your battery doesn't have enough juice to power those things. The starter motor is not turning over because the battery does not have enough umph to do it.
The battery on these things, and most bikes out there, is essentially only used to crank the bike and as a low-output back up. Moral of the story.... You need to check the battery. Want to poor-man test it? Hook up some jumper cables to a NON-RUNNING vehicle and boost the bike off. I will bet $$ that the starter turns the bike over no problem and she'll fire right up. If you hit the starter button and nothing happens, then you need to check corrosion on the button itself before you start to assume that the starter is bad. I wouldn't even start to worry about the starter unless you hit the button and start to hear a grinding or a high-pitched whine or some other form of malady coming from the starter motor itself. They're pretty tough little machines. Long story short, there are only a couple of common problems on these bikes and the starter does not fall into that category. The battery, on the other hand, does. As do the corrosion/buildup prone control buttons. So look there first. Like everyone said, though... It's your battery. |
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01-31-2013, 04:50 PM | #13 |
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Re: Starter troubles
Very important.
Every battery must have an overnight charge when bought new. A new battery will start and work but it will have no life span. If this is not done a battery will die between 3 months to a year.
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01-31-2013, 04:57 PM | #14 |
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Re: Starter troubles
Also make sure you check the battery connections - that they are clean and free of corrosion and are on tightly. A dirty or loose connection at the battery can cause the problem too.
If you jump the bike (from a non-running car) and start it and rev it up to 2500-3500 rpm and measure the voltage at the battery terminals with a voltmeter, you should get 13.5-14.5 V and then you know your charging system is working as it should. Most problems are very simple to solve and yours is most likely a dead battery so you have to start there first before getting into all kinds of exotic things. |
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