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Chigirl
| Posted on Monday, December 14, 2009 - 11:51 pm: |
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When I turn the key and press to start it, it just clicks, wines,and draws power making the headlight dim. I believe the battery is ok. Any guesses what it might be. I was thinking it might be the starter? Up until now, there would be a click and brief delay, then the bike would start but today nothing. |
Crackhead
| Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 08:08 am: |
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sounds like a stuck starter solenoid. try tapping the starter with a hammer and see if it can move afterwords. |
Swampy
| Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 08:38 am: |
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Chigirl, It sounds like your battery is weak, you are not getting enough voltage to your starter. Check your battery connections, charge your battery then try it again. |
Ronbob43
| Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 08:54 am: |
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Chigirl-+1 on the weak battery. My wife's bike would fire, but not run Saturday[several days of 15-30 degrees]. A few hours on a slow charge and I took it for a nice ride. |
Chigirl
| Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 11:51 am: |
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I put a charger on the battery and just cleaned the terminals, so I'm pretty sure it is not the battery but I will take it to have it tested. As for the solenoid, I'll try anything. My friend has all my manuals, where is it and what does it look like? |
Ezblast
| Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 01:24 pm: |
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No its not the starter, have never heard of a starter going bad on a Blast. Check your grounds, a single vibrates, and the grounds could be loose. EZ |
Chigirl
| Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 03:54 pm: |
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Ok looks like it was the battery. EZ fix. Can anyone recommend a battery and a good online place to buy one? Thanks |
Indybuell
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 12:59 pm: |
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I bought my last one at the local dealer. |
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