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New Battery, starter or worse?

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I have a 7/11 Katana which is in great condition, but Ive only owned it for about 2 months. Whenever Ive tried to start it, the starter motor sounds like it turns over very slowly, but the bike always starts within a second or two - until the weekend. I hadnt ridden it for about 3 weeks and it didnt start right away, so it got to the point where it wouldnt turn over at all. I clutch started it and rode it for about an hour, but after then stopping for about 20mins, it wouldnt start again. There is planty of power to run the lights, turn signals etc - nothing is dim - but not enough power to start it.

Are the starters suppose to sound slow or is my starter motor not working as it should ? do these symptoms sound like a simple battery replcement job?

Any help appreciated :D
 
A quik way of checking,remove your battery,use some jumper cables and a good battery,car...etc.the starter should turn over pretty fast.
If it dosent by pass the relay,still nothing,check all wireing and the starter switch.
Still nothing! pull the starter motor out and get it checked.
 
Thanks Paul,

I'll try your suggestion tonite. Im borrowing a multimeter from work this arvo to check the volts as was recommended on another post (14.8v @ 5000rpm) to see if its charging ok. I was also advised to check the amps when cranking over the starter by a guy at work here (mechanic) - do you know what amps it should have?

BTW - being an aussie, (Im in Sydney) can you reommend any places in Oz that have good bits for my bike - Im finding it difficult to get some good local knowledge.

Cheers

James
 
Best place for old suzuki spares is Mick Hone motorcycles 0398900304,keep,s most parts in stock.
They mail out the same day,they turn up here the next day.
And they KNOW bikes.
Not sure about the amps for your bike,if you do a search on this site something should turn up.
Good luck!
 
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