My understanding was that the tap method was to jar loose a stuck solenoid
not the actual starter. That makes a lot more sense to me personally.
-Joey
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:
> BANG GENTLY! More like tap,and with a rubber mallet rather than a hammer.
> The starters on these bikes are made of thinner stuff than a car starter.
> Honestly, in theory the tap it with a hammer while trying to start sounds
> good, and when on the side of a dark highway with no alternatives I've
> certainly tried it, but I've had very limited success with that method. I
> would recommend just cracking it open at this point.
>
>
>
> -Kyle
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Jason King <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Try the test again and bang the starter with a hammer while you are
>> trying to start it and see if it works.
>> On Aug 19, 2013 1:37 PM, "Javier Garcia" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Although i agree with the comments about the battery, i suggest
>>> repairing the starter anyway. Is a simple procedure, and you have it off
>>> the bike already. That way you will have piece of mind, specially after all
>>> the work you have already put on this bike.
>>>
>>> Javier
>>> On Aug 19, 2013 1:32 PM, "Joey Kelley" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Battery chargers - particularly the automatic kind that tell you when
>>>> it is charged - have been known to be incorrect in the event of a battery
>>>> that is suffering a failure.
>>>> If you ran the starter motor off another battery - like from
>>>> your car for instance and it turns - the issue is most likely the battery
>>>> or something downstream from it in the wiring. If you connect it to a
>>>> different power source entirely and it doesn't turn over - I would suspect
>>>> the starter.
>>>> -Joey
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Allow me to clear it up.
>>>>> I removed the starter motor from the engine and the battery as well.
>>>>> I used a jumper cable to connect the starter motor to the battery
>>>>> The starter motor ran for 1/2 a sec and never again.
>>>>> The engine as far as I can tell was moving before I installed it.
>>>>> I used a battery charger to recharge the battery until the device said
>>>>> it's fully charged
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