Figure 5-2. Starting System Diagnosis, Part 1
Check connections at battery
and starter components.
Relay
clicks.
Test for voltage at solenoid terminal.
Is 12V present when starter button is
pressed?
INOPERATIVE
— BATTERY TESTS —
● VISUAL ● VOLTAGE ● LOAD
NO
Test for voltage to relay.
Is 12V present on relay
terminal 30?
Test for voltage
from relay. Is 12V
present on relay
terminal 87 when
starter button is
pressed?
YES
Repair Open on
R/BK wire feeding
terminal 30 on
starter relay.
YES
NO
Repair Open
on GN wire
between relay
and solenoid.
Replace
starter relay.
Solenoid clicks.
Does starter
motor turn if
jumped?
Test starter motor
for Opens, Shorts
or Grounds.
Repair or replace
starter motor.
NO
YES
Replace
solenoid.
Substitute good
relay for test
relay.
Nothing clicks.
Check for battery voltage
at relay terminal 86 from
starter button.
Battery voltage present?
Check for battery voltage from starter
button BK/R wire. Battery voltage
present with starter button pressed?
Check for Ground at
relay terminal 85.
Ground present?
Inspect Starter
Interlock Circuit or
correct relay
Ground.
Check for battery voltage to
starter button W/BK wire.
Battery voltage present?
Replace right
handlebar
switch gear.
NO
Repair wiring to
starter button.
YES
YES
Repair wiring
from starter
button to relay.
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
1
Perform Voltage Drop Tests
between battery and “Relay”
terminal on solenoid. less
than 1 volt?
Backtrack to pin-
point poor connec-
tions or relay
contact problems
using voltage drop
tests.
YES
NO
Perform Voltage Drop
Tests from battery
(Pos. +) to starter
“motor” terminal.
Crank engine.
Is voltage greater
than 1 volt?
Perform Voltage
Drop Test
between battery
(Neg. -) and starter
studs or bolts.
Is voltage greater
than 1 Volt?
Clean ground
connections.
Perform Voltage
Drop Tests from
battery (Pos. +) to
starter motor “M”
(battery) terminal.
Crank engine.
Is voltage greater
than 1 Volt?
YES
NO
Repair connec-
tion between
battery and
starter.
Repair or
replace
solenoid
(contacts).
YES
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2
NO
Battery terminal
Relay terminal
Motor terminal
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YES
YES
NO
NO
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