Bad Starter?

[tdragger]

another thought. Do you have an alarm fitted?

The reason I ask is the negative side battery cable has a pigtail on it that is behind the left side cover. This pigtail plugs into a jack that has something to do with the alarm system. If that connection is bad, then you get no start.

And, yes, the 5 pin Hella under the right side cover is the starter relay. The other black box under the right side cover is the turn signal flasher. I've never heard of a relay under the tank.

 

[admiralrocket]

No alarm on it. I do have a Cigarette lighter socket, a PCV, and Autotune wired into the battery.

 

[admiralrocket]

Well, the mystery has been solved. I went Saturday morning and bought a new battery because I really needed one...still had the original in there that lasted 9 years. Installed the battery and no luck. Checked the clutch switch (pushed it in) and it started right up. A little WD40 and I was riding all day Saturday. Thanks for all of your suggestions...I wish I would have known that in Sturgis but oh well. Several lessons learned.

 

[jthree]

Pleased to hear you solved your problem. As you say, too bad it wasn't sooner.

A word of caution about WD40 though. I have found "fixes" using that can be very temporary. I would suggest giving it a spray with a good quality contact cleaner when you get a chance. It would truly suck to get stuck with the same issue again.

 

[DCRocket]

Well, the mystery has been solved. I went Saturday morning and bought a new battery because I really needed one...still had the original in there that lasted 9 years. Installed the battery and no luck. Checked the clutch switch (pushed it in) and it started right up. A little WD40 and I was riding all day Saturday. Thanks for all of your suggestions...I wish I would have known that in Sturgis but oh well. Several lessons learned.

Yes! I agree that wd40 can attract dust, although I shot the clutch switch with a little 3 years ago when it wasn't working and it still works fine. Luckily for me it happened in my driveway and not on a trip - that had to suck!

 

[RocketEd]

Well, the mystery has been solved. I went Saturday morning and bought a new battery because I really needed one...still had the original in there that lasted 9 years. Installed the battery and no luck. Checked the clutch switch (pushed it in) and it started right up. A little WD40 and I was riding all day Saturday. Thanks for all of your suggestions...I wish I would have known that in Sturgis but oh well. Several lessons learned.

Feels good to be back on the road, don't it?

My Victory has neither clutch nor kickstand switches and can't say I miss them.

 

[Willtill]

Feels good to be back on the road, don't it?

My Victory has neither clutch nor kickstand switches and can't say I miss them.

Good thing for that little rubber bad on the Vision's sidestand though... I can count on one hand; the number of times it did it's job; by catching and kicking the sidestand back up into it's stowed position.... when I had a fleeting "senior moment" regarding that...