Posted by kryten
on 18/6/2009, 10:12 am
77.99.42.123
ok guys hope this helps you all out,like i said i had this problem for ten years,when the engine is hot and you press the starter button ,the engine turns over slowly(or not at all),similar to having a flat battery,i bought numerous batterys and new starter motors(you may remember me asking for starter motors on this forum ?)it turned out to be the starter clutch,what you need yo do is ,start the bike,warm it up untill it's ideling smoothly,without stopping the motor ,take out the starter motor,poke your finger into the hole and feel for the cog that the starter mortor engages with,it shouldn't be turning or shouldn't take much finger pressure to stop it(it is safe to poke your finger in while the engine is running)with your finger on the cog ,slowley increase the revs if as the engine speed increases you find that you can't stop the cog turning then your starter clutch is naff,i got one at a breakers for ten pounds off of a suzuki gs 850,there are many bikes that use the same starter clutch,so they aint hard to get,also sometimes the three bolts that hold the starter clutch together sometimes work loose (mine did all the time,no matter how much i tightened them,so i put a little tack weld to stop that)and engage with the big ring gear,so what happens is ,that the starter motor is going round with the engine,gets hot,partially seizes and then won't turn the engine over,once this has happened the starter motor is knackered and will need replacing(even though it works if you take it out and put it on a battery,trust me on this)hopefully this will sort the problem,would appreciate feedback from anyone who tries this,my numbers are 01752 301083 or 07795817540,this problem drove me mad over ten years and caused a lot of embarrasement for me, so guys try it and please let me know how get onor if you need any more info,please phone me,regards to you all kryten
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