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Red YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 4 Seattle, WA Gender:	Starter 11/20/08 at 22:46:42 So got a problem..go to start the bike and it just clicks. Where's the best place to order a new starter for this bike? Haven't owned it long, don't think the previous owners took good care of it.
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Reply #1 - 11/20/08 at 22:58:07

Ohhh, you can order that new starter in lots of places, but when you get it, I bet it'll just click. I bet you have a lousy battery or need to clean the connections,Might be a good time to try the charger, but I'd check the water level first. Look on the battery box, thers a slot & you can see the side of the battery a little. See if you can see the water level. Id be getting the tools out.

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Red YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 4 Seattle, WA Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #2 - 11/20/08 at 23:12:40 Not a lousy battery. It's brand new, been on the trickle since I started working on the bike, water level's fine too.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #3 - 11/20/08 at 23:23:24 Check ground connections and possible frayed wires.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Starter Reply #4 - 11/20/08 at 23:29:50 Ive seen brand new be bad, rare, but it can happen. After you hit the starter for a bit, touch connections & IF you find a hot one, it is resistive, Loose or dirty, Or, I guess its possible the solenoid is not real healthy. Have you tried jumping the solenoid? Hey, what IF hes coming up on TDC & the decomp isnt working?
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #5 - 11/20/08 at 23:32:58 My battery is almost three years old and the decomp wasn't working when I tore the FireLizard down. And even with the performance cam from Lancer, the FireLizard would turn over and fire right up with no problem.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Starter Reply #6 - 11/20/08 at 23:35:30 Hey, Red, you got a Volt meter?
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Red YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 4 Seattle, WA Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #7 - 11/21/08 at 01:54:05 No volt meter, looks like a trip to Harbor Freight is in order. Haven't seen any ground issues or frayed wires yet, but in the process of stripping the bike.
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #8 - 11/21/08 at 03:22:43 could be the starter button itself.?
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Re: Starter
Reply #9 - 11/21/08 at 07:38:52

Check the starter solenoid. That's been the problem on two of my bikes that just 'clicked'. I tested it by jumping it; took a small screw driver and touched both nods with it. That bypasses the solenoid. If it turns over, you know what the problem is.

A way to check the starter that I've used is to use a jumper cable (or decent cables with alligator clips, etc.) from the hot/red lead of the battery right to the nut on the starter. Just touch it; again, if it turns over, then your starter is fine. IMO, check the solenoid bypass trick.

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