Did some work on my bike and no start now …

wantsabike said:
All fuses are good I can hear starter relay clicking lights on dash come on yes

I’ve tried pulling the clutch in and also trying in neutral I’ve tried with kickstand up and down and just still nothing

When I has the starter out earlier I crank it and it spun lickidy split
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Did you take the starter out?
 
I had my brother check the battery as he works at a parts store and he said the battery is good

No I haven’t had the starter out since
 
Stepping away for sanity...

...But bullspit that battery is good.

If it's dropping down to 6 V and not letting smoke out somewhere, or heating something up enough to notice then it is not good.
 
None of your tests are accurate.
None of your terminology is accurate.
I could tell you a whole bunch of tests to perform but nothing would be reliable, things would be done out of order, and it would be reported back as somethibg later to be "I meant this when I said that."

I've seen how well you take solicited advice in other threads.

Ask sellsabike.
 
wantsabike said:
So what should my next steps be ? 🤷‍♂️
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Unfortunately you will need someone who knows what they're doing to go see it in person. Not your fault for not knowing the terminology, but it makes it almost impossible to diagnose this way. If I were there, I'd pull out both spark plugs and see what the voltage drops to when you press the starter. The starter motor should be able to turn over the gas engine freely with no compression being built up from a sealed cylinder. Take the same video and post it here if you are able to do that test.
 
So when I pulled the plugs, and tried it was exactly the same as when plugs were in the engine like before nothing changed, did not matter whether key was on or off or hitting the start button all was the same

So then I decided to try this
When I put the multimeter on the starter (positive) and then the battery ground for my negative and then I turned the key to on and then hit the start button it only shows like 3-4volts at starter
 
Just for fun, try tapping the starter with a hammer while hitting the start button
 
hdsomeday said:
Just for fun, try tapping the starter with a hammer while hitting the start button
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I tried that as well thinking maybe the starter was stuck or jammed but didn’t help.

I even put it in gear and pulled clutch in and moved bike back and forth making sure nothing in motor was jammed. From when I had the stator case cover off (left side) bike would move as normal but it wouldn’t turn over still yet
 
wantsabike said:
So when I pulled the plugs, and tried it was exactly the same as when plugs were in the engine like before nothing changed, did not matter whether key was on or off or hitting the start button all was the same

So then I decided to try this
When I put the multimeter on the starter (positive) and then the battery ground for my negative and then I turned the key to on and then hit the start button it only shows like 3-4volts at starter
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Ok, here’s the best I can offer based on the account so far
The video suggests the starting solenoid is firing, but there is something with high draw preventing starter from going.

is that a red wire toed to battery ground? If so, does it belong there? Is it a ground?

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Next, - follow these instructions exactly

Make sure the bike is OFF and in neutral.
Test starter
-Remove the positive wire from the starter, push it out of the way.
- disconnect bike negative from bike battery.
- Connect a black side jumper cable to bike starter housing, then to a car battery negative terminal
- Connect the red side of the jumper cables to the positive on car battery.
- Touch the red side jumper to the power lug on the bike.

If the starter spins up, your starter is ok. If it doesn’t, your starter has an issue.

Report back after testing for next step.
 
Mad Mike said:
Ok, here’s the best I can offer based on the account so far
The video suggests the starting solenoid is firing, but there is something with high draw preventing starter from going.

is that a red wire toed to battery ground? If so, does it belong there? Is it a ground?

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Next, - follow these instructions exactly

Make sure the bike is OFF and in neutral.
Test starter
-Remove the positive wire from the starter, push it out of the way.
- disconnect bike negative from bike battery.
- Connect a black side jumper cable to bike starter housing, then to a car battery negative terminal
- Connect the red side of the jumper cables to the positive on car battery.
- Touch the red side jumper to the power lug on the bike.

If the starter spins up, your starter is ok. If it doesn’t, your starter has an issue.

Report back after testing for next step.
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The little red wire is a black/red wire that is a ground for the led underflow lights. They’ve been on the bike since I bought it

Well before I seen this reply, I decided to take the battery outta my other bike much smaller. After I had it hooked up the bike it would would crank but SLOW. So we know there is no issue there as it will crank over
 
wantsabike said:
The little red wire is a black/red wire that is a ground for the led underflow lights. They’ve been on the bike since I bought it

Well before I seen this reply, I decided to take the battery outta my other bike much smaller. After I had it hooked up the bike it would would crank but SLOW. So we know there is no issue there as it will crank over
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Ok, then you probably have a pooched battery. Try disconnecting the red wire from the bike battery, connect jumpers from the car negative to bike negative terminal, and car positive to the red wires you disconnected from the bike. If it spins over properly, your starter has probably have a bad bike battery.
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