tried starting battery ok got power checked bolts on battery ok.starter makes freewheel noise like its not grabbing the gear.then other times it sounds like it doesnt have enuff power to turn the gear?could it be the solenoid?i also tried shorting across positive terminals on solenoid.no luck.it sounds like its gets power then doesnt then sometimes it clicks then sometimes it whines or freewheels not grabbing.any ideas.?thank you .also tried pull starting.yeah right.not even close.im a pretty strong man i used to pull start my old grizzly 600.this bike i had no luck with the pull start.then i put jumper cables on to jump it and it fired right up[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]then i rode it shut the bike off for 10 minutes tried starting again and it did easily.then later i tried again.no luck doing the same thing as earlier.bad starter?bad spot in solenoid? any ideas?

 

no one had this similar problem?

 

Sounds like a bad battery, if it started right up with a jump, the starter,relay and switch should be fine, restarting it 10 min later, you had a warm engine and a battery that was getting charged by the stator, after it sat a while, the battery went to heck in a hurry, probably got a bad cell or shorted plate that drains it real fast. I had a Recon that was running / starting fine, then one day out of nowhere, dead, charged it, started fine, but would die after half a day sitting. Put in a new battery,never gave us a problem again.

 

Yesterday my outlander 400 wouldnt start either, just out of nowhere, I rode it for a few mintues, let it sit because i was going to fix the wench on it, then i went to start and it didnt, just whined and seemed like it wasnt getting enough power from battery. Havent looked at it today yet.

 

Sounds like a bad battery. Take the battery to your local auto parts store, and ask them to do a load test on it. This will let you know for sure.

 

thanks for input guys.ill check the battery.ill swap it with my other quads battery that will prove its the battery .

 

hey bellardini sounds like you have the same problem as me any luck.please let me know.i cant check my bike until the weekend.its up north.

 

Ive had the same EXACT problem. 1 Voltage regulator replaced under waranty, and now a New Battery.
Do yourself a favor, get a Battery Tender. It keeps the battery fully charged, without burning it out. I actuallly bought two of them. No problems starting now.

 

sledrider whats a battery tender?

 

WWW. Batterytender.com

Ive got two. The Junior plus, and a Waterproof. They work great. And you can hook up a special cable, so once your done riding, just a quick plug-in and your on charge.