Had another look at the ST2 (the one that won't turn over). I found a spare
solenoid in my parts collection and substituted it. No difference. I used
jump leads to replace the starter wires. No difference. I eliminated the
right angled connector on the +ve battery terminal. Nada. I used a jump lead
to provide an additional earth route from battery to motor. Nope. Tried with
the original battery, another known good one, and the two in parallel. Same
result.
I then put everything back to normal and touched a jump lead from battery
to starter and it turned over and fired right up. Motor sounds sweet anyway!
So I have substituted everything from battery to starter post with the bike
showing consistent behaviour, a healthy click from the solenoid but no
turning over. Direct application of power to the starter makes it work.
Shorting out the solenoid doesn't work.
Is there anything else that inhibits the starter motor from turning over? I
can't see a sidestand switch, I have tried pulling the clutch in (and in
gear with the clutch in after Huss's message the other day.) I am totally
baffled. Kill switch is in the Run position. Given it ran that has to be
OK.
I have checked all the connectors I can see - 2 2-wire waterproof connectors
nder the tank, one red wire,one yellow, the big multiway near the fuse box,
the rectangular one on the right near the battery. All look clean and in
good condition.
Anyone? Unless I have 2 bad solenoids, or a cable which displays high
resistance under load but measures 0 ohms at rest I have no ideas left.
Unless anyone can offer a brainwave my next move is to buy some new heavy
duty starter cables and just replace everything in that circuit.
Bah!
IanE
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