rocketmanli
Chromehead
Different bike, but an oilhead. Same basic principle. A Chris Harris video (no kids in the room..a few "F" bombs ).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9UcXgethHI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9UcXgethHI
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Very true words.
Do a voltage drop test on the positive cable from the battery to the solenoid? When you push the start button on the bike, the voltage on this cable should stay the same as if you don't push the starter button. Any difference in voltage between pushing the starter and not pushing the starter indicates a bad cable.
Where is my solenoid? ... What do you mean by short out the starter?
So, to conclude this thread, I wanted to inform everyone that I replaced the starter and the bike works like a dream now.