Starter Click, Rocking to move the crank works.

[Rocket Scientist]

How many beers is that?

I gave that up years ago, and I don't know the exchange rate for beer/ice tea

 

[Gerald]

I did that too. It worked for awhile. The bypass relay I believe is the permanent fix. Mine hasn't clicked once since I did that, and that was all I did.
Prior to that (going back a couple of years) I put on the big battery cables, put a rebuild kit in the solenoid, put star washers on all the connections. Everything helped to a point. The fellow who wrote the procedure for the bypass, says that the bypass is all you need.

I think all these suggestions are worth the effort. Problems always happen at the worst time or locations.

 

[RocketlllMan]

Here is how you would do it on a touring. You need a 5 pin 12vdc 30/40 amp relay. By them on Amazon or at any auto parts store.

Swell for our touring friend here h/e I have the 07 r3 classic where do I go? I have had this problem for tooooo long have a 1.4kw starter and am starting to wonder if I should take it back. I previously took starter to a local AIS rebuild shop and have been told starter is fine. Camilla hasn't gotten near the miles she should have & I'm dying to rack them up before turning her over to the next Rocket Master. Rocking the bike does work for me also but @ 69yrs I'm tired of it & am worried that someday it isn't going to work and don't want to call the tow truck buddy to move her again. Nothing against my friend.

 

[Kevin frazier]

Page 1 of this thread and Starting/Ignition Switch Help

 

[TURBO200R4]

 

[TURBO200R4]

That is looking at the relay terminals
if looking at the connector terminals then you reverse 85 and 86

 

[TURBO200R4]

turn ignition on (how's your lights?)
turn ignition on put a hot battery wire to number 9 fuse and try to start this should make it work good for checking purposes.
report progress.
connector number and relay terminal
#8****#87 black to starter solenoid
#1****#30 blue/yellow to fuse number 9
#6*****? white/red from starter button
#4*****? yellow/brown to ecu
#5****87A blue to lights
hth heman

 

[DesertRat]

Hi gang,

I hope everyone is well. Starting last year on my 2011 R3T with 17,000 miles. I hit the starter just to hear it click with no crank movement, I rock the bike in a high gear to move the crank / pistons etc. and the bike will turn over and start right up. I did several searches but with so many variations of this symptom I don't have a clear picture of potential issues.

I have done the following:

• New topped off battery.
• Batter pack.
• Jumper cables.

I have been told the following:

• Compression valve?
• Battery is junk.
• Starter is junk.
• Owner is junk.

Any thoughts? Is this some kind of top dead center compression thing?

Thank you,
Paul.

My Triumph Service Manual has not yet arrives so this will be a generic go-by;

A Mechanic's trouble shooting flow, first steps should be;

1) Battery Load Test then;

2) Starting Circuit Amperage Draw Test, (during this test its useful to use a handheld IR Thermometer to find "High Electrical Heat" Components that will show possible excessive amperage draw then;

3) Bench Test/Inspection Starter, (again looking for bad armature, windings, brushes etc. (Use Multimeter to check continuity and for faults/shorts).

4) Check EFI and Ignition Modules for high or no amperage = failed unit.

 

[Hemi_Guy]

So... I finally got off my lazy *** and got this done just now. Wow, what a difference, you can hear how much harder the solenoid is engaging with power direct from the battery.

The bike has never fired up so fast like it does now, I must have started it seven time now just to listen to the starter. I even made the wife listen to it, but of course she was like... "I don't hear anything".

Thank you for all the help, everyone. You guys rock!!

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I just installed the two relay starter upgrade for @RocketlllMan . I used these relays from Amazon. They are nice because they have mounting brackets and the bases can be snapped together, plus they have really flexible wires. Makes for a really clean install.