Can you start a motorcycle with a bad solenoid?
When the solenoid goes bad, something happens so there is inadequate or no current to the starter when you turn the key. If not, you might not be able to start the car by jumping the starter solenoid. The starter relay in a motorcycle enables power to flow from the battery to the motor when you start your motorcycle.
Why does the solenoid make a clicking noise?
If things were all good prior and the lights are dimming when the starter button is depressed that seems to suggest power is in the solenoid relay (the electro magnet that pull the internal bar across the solenoid poles,battery to starter) circuit. It sounds like the solenoid is bad or its relay anyway if it cranks when the poles are jumped.
Why does my bike make a clicking noise when I start it?
This post is to explain what the noise is and why it happens. The starter motor on a bike uses a lot of power to turn the engine. The starter button cannot handle the current that the starter draws from the battery so a large electric switch called a solenoid is used.
Why is my solenoid not clicking on adventure rider?
If the solenoid does not click then it is as up the page,power is not getting to the terminals that activate the solenoid electro magnet. (from the starter button circuit) If a known good switch does not work,check the clutch lever where it activates the switch. The problem may be at the lever,not the switch.
How do you find the solenoid on a bike?
The solenoid can always be found by following the heavy wire from the battery + terminal. If the battery is healthy, when you press the starter button it sends a small electrical current to the solenoid which pulls in a contact with a heavy ‘click’ and supplies the heavy current to the starter motor.
Why does my solenoid make a clicking noise?
Put and meter at the starter and see if there is power from the selonoid to the starter. The clicking noise really does not mean all that much. Use a test meter or test light at the starter and have someone trun the key to start for you if you can not do both by your self. Do that and you will need to buy a new starter.
Is the new solenoid battery click no starter?
New battery loud solenoid click no starter engagement | LawnSite™ is the largest and most active online forum serving green industry professionals. Battery is new and tested in another machine.
This post is to explain what the noise is and why it happens. The starter motor on a bike uses a lot of power to turn the engine. The starter button cannot handle the current that the starter draws from the battery so a large electric switch called a solenoid is used.
If the solenoid does not click then it is as up the page,power is not getting to the terminals that activate the solenoid electro magnet. (from the starter button circuit) If a known good switch does not work,check the clutch lever where it activates the switch. The problem may be at the lever,not the switch.