Re: [ST] Starter problems

[Kevin.Dicks@xxxxxxx]

If that is indeed the original battery then you have done VERY well to
make it last that long.  Even though it may be turning the motor over it
may not have enough oomph to actually get it going.  I would start with
loose battery connections and then a new battery (which is pretty cheap
and you are probably well overdue in any case) before thinking about
anything else - if that doesn't work you at least have a new battery that
you know is not the problem :)



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Subject: [ST] Starter problems


My '00 Sprint ST with 82k miles has developed a starter problem. When I
crank it (push starter button) it makes a clanking noise and does not turn
the engine over, at least not enough to fire. 
I would like to know if it is:
A) Starter motor (easy to fix/replace)
B) Starter clutch (hard)
C) Other
- how do I test it?

Before the last couple of days, it often took a fairly long cranking time
to start. Sometimes it would start quickly, but most of the time it took
what felt like a long time. I did not measure, but it had to be several
seconds of cranking. During the long cranking, it would sometimes make a
single clanking noise or two. Now more then half the cranking is the
clanking noise.

While the battery is old (original), I have no reason to believe it has a
low voltage problem. But I have not tested / measured yet. I have not done
any resent work on the bike. The bike is running fine. But the last two
starts I have had to bum start it.

David W. Funk
'00 Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA
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