Gs1100 starter keeps blowing up??!!!

[jkrum87]

Ok so quick run down. Mr. Turbo turbo kit, running good on stock motor till a couple pistons melted. Had a engine built with turbo pistons, welded crank and some other goodies. Every time the bike starts it blows up a starter.

The original starter cranked the bike over and over for a while until it finally started then gave out. It took a while and it?s an old starter so figured it was time for a new one. I got a used one from the guy that built the motor. Same thing started one time and then all I get it the solenoid clicking. Figured it was just a bad starter so I got a brand new one from Ricky electronics. Same thing blows up after the first start up, i figured maybe it was damaged in shipping or defective, so I get another one. 4th starter just blew up on me. Would crank and crank until engine started and now it sounds like a bottle of pills when I shake it.

Bike his been down since may will some one pleaseee help me...

 

[posplayr]

A better picture would help

 

[bwringer]

Starter clutch locked?

 

[posplayr]

Starter clutch locked?

The armature looks like it experienced some type of mechanical interference (i.e. blown), but it is not clear what could cause that.

 

[Cipher]

your pic is useless ot shows overall damage but nothing close up.It would appear that as in any starter the bushings at one or both ends have failed due to normal wear or increased wear due to lack of proper shimming
not sure if suzuki starters have nay shimming sho its probably just some dick foisting pos used crap on you,
Turbos have lowered compression rations yes? If so the strain on the starter should be less than stock unless the intake or exhaust retrictions are increased.

 

[roeme]

Yeah, use imgur or something to embed a proper (and enlargeable) size picture. Can't see a damn thing on that post stamp that has been mauled by a agressive JPEG encoder.

 

[Brendan W]

Starter clutch locked?

My gut reaction as well.