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Electric start issues

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Coppertop1234:
checked connectors all seem fine
Battery on trickle all week reading 13.48
tried electric start twice getting fuel through
no 3rd attempt flat

Kickstart first attempt (all be it me standing on 2 bricks so i could kick it up)
mega reading 14.28 14.5 at battery while revving bike

so battery holding charge ok and bike charging ok
a lot of drain for just 2 attempts with electric start.

think i will try taking starter out and cleaning it up or if i have a spare replace it just to rule it out.

puzzler??

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Trying to think outside the box, following are my thoughts

1. Is the solenoid faulty?
 If you bridge the contacts when the battery is apparently flat does it crank over.

2. A new battery, is it definitely the right specification?
C.C.A. and Ah rating, voltage alone does not tell the whole story, new batteries can be mis-labelled apparently.

Skoti:
Load test the battery because it seems like a faulty cell breaking down under load.
Or try another battery first if you've not got a tester.

Good luck

Coppertop1234:
like the thoughts guys

will check them out tomorrow

Ta

Keith

Mikep328:
Main cable from battery to relay/starter OK/connections good? 

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