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bike wont start just click an then dead

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Have you looked at the starter motor? I had a similar issue a while ago, and when I pulled to starter motor, I opened it up. Not only was it full of debris, but many of the brushes were broken and disintegrated. A 'new' used starter motor went in and the bike started with no issues.
 
koolaid_kid said:
Process of elimination:
Battery tests good
Solenoid replaced by new one, same results
Solenoid jumped, same results
Grounds cleaned up and rerouted, same results
The only thing left in the circuit is the starter itself.
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The ground was cleaned up, what about the positive battery cable?
Still no clear answer on whether that was cleaned up or not.
 
The battery was removed and reinstalled. The solenoid was replaced by an aftermarket unit, then the original one reinstalled. One can safely assume the connections are clean enough.
The only logical part remaining in the system is the starter.
 
ok back, been working lot of hours atm, tonight cleaned earth removed old earth wire, and found other wire coming from harness was corroded up the wire, black and white and it goes to the negative post on batt. any way cleaned earth and used a small car battery earth cable from negative batt terminal to back of motor clean all contacts and earth points, any thing that screws onto metal i cleaned, put it all back and only had high beam , no lol beam on head light, still would not start so bridged the solenoid terminals and it wound over, then it stopped and burnt out main fuse, replaced it turned blinker on and left it on it just goes on with out enough power to keep blinking, then it burnt out the blinker fuse, and 3 more of the main fuse's i tryed. so no click or starting at all now, just burns out the fuse, wires all going to same place's they were before.
 
You now keep blowing main fuses (15 amp ?) and sometimes the turn signal fuse- how about the ignition fuse (10 amp ?), has it survived this ordeal? I think the solenoid works off the ignition fuse, so it should blow if the problem lies with solenoid hook up.
Is the starter on this model removable without disturbing carbs?
 
What happens if you wire the battery directly to the starter and bypass the bikes electrical system?

As in: use a set of jumpers to the engine for ground and then to the starter with a battery that you know is good.

That will tell you if you have a starter problem or not.
 
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