Lots of clicks but not starting

Hello

I've been away from riding for a couple of months, so I've had the battery at home, trickle charging until I get back to riding again. So today, being so nice, and having a break from uni work and lectures, I decided to go for a ride at long last.

The battery was wired back in etc, the lights worked, the alarm works etc which was promising. Waited for the fuel pumps to whirr (which they did, as normal) but then pressing ignition button causes a failed attempt at starting the engine followed bu lots of clicks. There are nothing unusual displayed on the dash (no F1 or anything like that)

Tried to bump start. Failed.

Retried electric start, and still no luck, with the whole clicking thing.

I'm sure it'll be a simple problem, and I hope someone can tell me what it is

Thanks in advanced!

Kill Switch?

Sounds like the starter solenoid/battery level. Not enough juice to turn the motor...

[Paul the 6th]

mouse in the starter motor

Just a dead battery.

You're not the only one! : http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...05#post2198005

[the_lone_wolf]

Duff battery, possibly a cell gone

Enough power to just about get the fuel pump going and power the dash, but the instant you try to put a load on it it gives up and you just get the starter relay clicking.

Duff battery may also fail to accept a charge

Side stand/in gear?
kill switch?
frozen starter (kick the starter motor really hard as you hit the ignition button).

It's off (down-position) (the killswitch)

If it was on, it would show messages in the dash about F1 etc.

But it certainly isn't engaged.

Also tried side stand up and down, with clutch in etc. No luck.


I'm going to see about getting a new battery...

If you've got a trickle charger take a look at the reading it is giving you.

If after 24 hours it is still in "charging" mode, it's most likely a duff battery. If it's in "maintain" mode it means it should be kosher.

(Not definitive but a likely indicator)

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by TheNinj1

It's off (down-position) (the killswitch)

If it was on, it would show messages in the dash about F1 etc.

But it certainly isn't engaged.

Also tried side stand up and down, with clutch in etc. No luck.


I'm going to see about getting a new battery...

If it were a safety switch (clutch/stand/kill) you wouldn't get the starter relay clicking

Borrow a 12V battery and see if it'll start - jumping it from a (non-running) car is fine, if it fires up it's almost certainly the battery

Had a similar thing with some friends visiting, bike started fine off the boat then within 5 minutes the battery couldn't turn the engine over, just died