non starter

[Badger08]

hi this is for a mate

2001 bandit. ..had an accident at 10mph. ..just a few scrapes. been left for 4 weeks bur was ridden in winter weather.

anyway he has come to start it and it jusy clicks. ..dowsnt turn over. ..tried jumo starting and its kicked a little but no start and then with a different battery it clicked again.

any ideas to what ot could be?

worked perfectly before winter. had to uncease his petrol cap and seat switch.

tried with another battery it tried turning but stupidly slow until battery died and it went to clicking again.

[Stu]

try with a fully charged battery as the batteries are dead

[Badger08]

batteries all on charge as we speak lol we have a few spare but not been used for a while

[Stu]

the spare will be flat too

they loose charge over time and the clicking is the starter solenoid clicking on and of as there isn't enough juice in the battery

[megawatt]

Try cleaning the ends of the heavy duty cables. Earth to battery, battery to solenoid and solenoid to starter motor. If it still clicks with a fully charged battery, remove the starter motor and spin it backwards a few times. Then spin it with a connection to earth, but watch out for sparks and that it doesn't jump out of your hand. If it spins , replace it and try again.

[Tango]

Yep.....sounds like not enough juice in the batteries to get it to spin properly.......well charged batteries should sort this out......

[Badger08]

Try cleaning the ends of the heavy duty cables. Earth to battery, battery to solenoid and solenoid to starter motor. If it still clicks with a fully charged battery, remove the starter motor and spin it backwards a few times. Then spin it with a connection to earth, but watch out for sparks and that it doesn't jump out of your hand. If it spins , replace it and try again.

 

Charged the batteries....and guess what happened!