Starting problem

[ryjb]

Seeing as today was 75 degrees I wanted to take a ride when I got home from work.  Mounted the bike, turned the key and put it in neutral and when I pushed the starter button nothing happened except the headlight turning off like it does when you start the bike.  I am getting plenty of juice from the battery. 

Do any of you have suggestions?

[Jerry G Turner]

Starter button take apart a clean contacts try spraying some contact cleaner in there first.

[Jigger]

That sounds like what my bike did last week. At first I thought that my battery was old and would not hold a charge. So I installed a new one. It fired right up. I road the bike for 6 days back and forth to work. Then when I tried to come home the battery did not have enough juice in it to turn the starter but enough to light up the head light. I push started it and made it home. But by the time I got here it was still flat. I hooked up a charger to it and 20 minutes later it fired right off. I then disconnected the positive cable while the bike while it was still running. The motor quite instantly. Indicating either the generator was gone or the rectifyer was shot.

[ryjb]

Turned out to be a loose battery cable.  Tightened it up and away she went.  Thanks guys.

[hootmon]

Turned out to be a loose battery cable.  Tightened it up and away she went.  Thanks guys.

It's also a good idea while you have the cable off to put a little dielectric grease between the connections.. reduces corrosion and increases connectivity.

[ryjb]

Turned out to be a loose battery cable.  Tightened it up and away she went.  Thanks guys.

It's also a good idea while you have the cable off to put a little dielectric grease between the connections.. reduces corrosion and increases connectivity.

Will do thanks

[Jerry G Turner]

Glad it was something simple.