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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Beowulf on June 21, 2019, 07:53:39 PM

Title: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: Beowulf on June 21, 2019, 07:53:39 PM: So my bike hasnt been starting consistently for the past week. Thanks to Dave Del i tried a different battery. Seemed improved. I pulled the tank cleaned and checked the connections. I pulled the starter and cleaned the connections. I checked the fuses.

Dave checked the battery. autozone checked the battery. I checked and cleaned the sidestand switch.

Anyways it threw a fit which has gotten progressively worse. Press the button and clicking a slight whirr.

I bumped the solenoid the last few times and started. But not today. Today she is stuck in a parking lot. I had to get rescued by my wife.
Overall very frustrating. But is there something im missing? im thinking bad starter.
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: guzzisteve on June 21, 2019, 09:14:05 PM: Which starter? You can get parts for most.
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: fotoguzzi on June 21, 2019, 09:52:03 PM: Valeo? The magnets can come unglued and jam so it can't turn.
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: Beowulf on June 21, 2019, 10:31:44 PM: Its the oem starter. So im not sure who makes it.
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: oldbike54 on June 21, 2019, 10:46:43 PM: 2014 V7 , right ?

Dusty
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: fotoguzzi on June 21, 2019, 11:09:27 PM: Quote from: oldbike54 on June 21, 2019, 10:46:43 PM
2014 V7 , right ?

Dusty
Quote from: fotoguzzi on June 21, 2019, 09:52:03 PM
Valeo? The magnets can come unglued and jam so it can't turn.
oh, never mind.. helps to list what bike you have.
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: Beowulf on June 21, 2019, 11:11:08 PM: 2016 v7ii. Sorry in my frustration i didn't mention model.
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: guzzisteve on June 22, 2019, 09:08:43 AM: No parts for Chinese stuff, get a new one for a $1.
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: Beowulf on June 27, 2019, 10:12:10 PM: Okay so an update....if anyone cares. I ordered a lightly used starter. Turned out to be wrong. I swapped the internals and solenoid over cleaned and put it back to together. Got it to match up perfectly.
Starting with no problems. Thanks for the suggestions.
Title: Re: Not a good day. Bad Starter
Post by: wirespokes on June 28, 2019, 08:19:39 AM: Quote from: guzzisteve on June 22, 2019, 09:08:43 AM
No parts for Chinese stuff, get a new one for a $1.
Why do you say that? I've seen no difference between the real deal and the knockoff, except for the missing label on the outside.

The knockoffs are so cheap, it doesn't make sense buying individual parts.