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Add me to the Starter Wonkiness Club™.
What's been happening to me is very infrequently, although a little more so now, I get clicking at the Solenoid. Just happened to me this evening, swung by the local coffee place for morning supplies and when I came out clicky clicky from the right side-cover. So I bump start her and off we go. Park it in the garage and the starter works just fine. Brand spanking new battery too and the cables are really tight to the terminals.
Mine is the Denso starter. Can it be as simple as loose wiring at the solenoid?
So far the majority of responses in this thread say that the starter is culprit, but why wouldn't it be the solenoid? When it does, which is almost all the time, mine cranks nice and strong. What's funny is that a week ago when it did that in the driveway I went back inside to get tools to check if my cables were loose, and when I came out it cranked right up.
For the edification of myself and everyone else, what are the symptoms of a bad starter vs. a bad solenoid? (Beyond the obvious, "Well the bike won't start" :-D )
Also, is there a cheaper UJM alternative for the solenoid?
PS> On the topic of bump-starting, are you supposed to hold down the starter button when you let out the clutch?
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