Bridge the posts on the solenoid, if the bike starts then you know the starter works. Looking at the wiring diagram you should get +12v on the yellow/red wire when you press the starter button. Also you should have connectivity to ground on the Green/Red wire provided you have the bike in neutral. So if you jumper those to +12v and ground the solenoid will work if it is good. If you don't have ground then look at a bad neutral safety switch, kickstand switch, or diode. +12v going into the pod is on the black wire btw.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Peter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > Hopefully I can obtain some more knowledge from this group to help > determine my issue I am having. > > Some info: > -2000 Honda Nighthawk 750 with 20,500 miles > -Battery is brand new (purchased a 2 months ago). > -Starter Solenoid went bad about a month ago. Ordered a new one, replace > it and NH fired right up. > > I was riding just about daily since replacing the solenoid.This past > Sunday, I was going to out for a ride and when starting, it was sluggish > and decided to help it by throttling a bit to get going. When that > happened, sounded like the starter solenoid went again. Clicking sound near > battery, pulled seat and confirmed it was coming from the starter solenoid > again. Without thinking, pulled it, checked the fuse in it, and ordered a > new one not to waste any time. (only $5) > > Part received today, installed it and still getting clicking sound. > > Things I checked: > -Battery fully charged (check via meter - also had it on trickle charge > since Sunday) > -Battery does not lose it amps when trying to start the NH > > One thing I noticed, if the kill switch is either in “Off/Run”, the > starter solenoid makes the clicking sound when attempting to start the > bike. Is the switch faulty? > > Thank you in advance for your time and assistance! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
