SOLVED: Not starting from the button.

MillaMeter · Post by **MillaMeter** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:46 am

Hi,

Yesterday I went to fill up with fuel, doing the usual turning the engine off, opening the fuel cap etc... Jumped back on the bike hit the starter button and nothing. I had to get my mate (who was luckily enough with me at the time) to give me a bump. Got the bike home in the end. I instantly thought it would be the starter solenoid, so I changed it with another 1 from a zzr250, still nothing. Thought it would be the starter motor, so I whacked a spanner across the starter solenoid and the bike fired up.

As I hit the starter button, I get no clicking noises from the solenoid, no dimming lights etc... and everything still works ok: lights, indicators, horn etc...

The only noises I can hear is a lil clicking noise coming from the fusebox.

Any ideas?

Regards

Rich

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:55 am

sounds like the starter relay has gone mate, i'm assuming you mean relay when you say solenoid? is the one you swapped a good one?

MillaMeter · Post by **MillaMeter** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:14 pm

masterofinsanity wrote:sounds like the starter relay has gone mate, i'm assuming you mean relay when you say solenoid? is the one you swapped a good one?

Hi,

Yeah starter relay/solenoid. I'm not sure if the 1 I swapped it with works, but as far I know it was working when it was on the zzr.

Regards

Rich

Post by **rover220** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:39 pm

mine did this from time to time, always started after a couple of tries though. i think the switch was faulty/dirty as if you pressed it really hard it always worked.

Tyrant · Post by **Tyrant** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:11 pm

I had this problem along with the noisy fuse box. At first I thought it was a relay in the fuse box but it has turned out to be the switch itself. It no longer made contact within the switch, which was temporily fixed using a little bit of solder on the contact points. As rover 220 says you may get it to work if you press harder but mine didn't.

I'd cheack the switch with a multimeter.

MillaMeter · Post by **MillaMeter** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:56 pm

Hi,

Problem Solved!

Ripped the fusebox apart which looks like it has been before and the relay had gone. Fixed it with a pair of pliers by bending the relay switch about abit.

Regards

Rich

Post by **zimm** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:16 pm

nice one !

its amazing how much stuff can be fixed with pliers/vice grips/hammer

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:48 am

judging by your conclusion i would say that the relay in the junction box determines wether or not the starter motor spins?

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