hi, i have a 2001 ds650 its been running fine until today that when i went to started it didnt want to start. i did everything like i would normally do to start it but when i tried to start it you just here the solenoid click when i press the start button, but nothing else happens.its weird because i rode the bike like an hour prior to this happening. if anybody has had a problem similiar or the same problem or any info that can possibly help i would appreciated thanks.

 

join the club...im 3 post below you under ds let me down again...this is my 4th time or so this has happened to me...

starts perfectly fine and rides great shut it off and ...click..click...

any chance it was raining or wet(puddles)...this has happened to afew people on here and noone has figuired it out...the last i heard was maybe the starter is cracked or open and moisture getsin and shorts the system..i am sick of this crap...no dealer knows, nobody know....

 

this sucks because the bike was running perfect i took it around the my block mind you where talking about a nice cleaned dry paved road,then parked it. an hour later went to go loaded up on the truck didnt want to start like u said click click click all it does.its like if the bike didnt want me to take out on the dirt trails LoL.

 

The battery cables all tight?

 

are the batterys good and what about your charging system.

 

Check the battery voltage first. It should be about 12 volts. Then check it when you try to start it. Voltage should not go below about 9 volts. If it's below 9 volts, either the battery is bad, or the charging system is not working properly. If it's above 9 volts, then it could be poor cable connections (where cables attach to battery, positive cable to solonoid, cable from solonoid to starter, or the ground to the engine), bad solonoid, or bad starter.

Assuming battery voltage is good, bypass the solonoid. Does it turn over? If it does, then solonoid is bad (assuming 12 volts is present at the solonoid input cable). If it does not turn over, then the starter is probably bad.

Let us know what you find with these tests.

 

This is an excellent point!

I've had mine and seen others work themselves loose.

Good item to check before every trip.

 

I checked the battery connections everything is tight.The battery is also new and fully charged,I double checked it with the meter aswell everything shows ok. I thought it might be the relay in between the battery and the starter but its clicking so thats ok. So what i did was disconnect the battery and relay and ran str8 current to the starter with a battery booster same click click.weird so i thought it might be the starter was stuck so i took off the starter and ran current through it and the starter spun perfect.So im figuring its one of the gears that can be stuck.So i got the bright idea LoL of push starting it just to see if it will run and it did, started up fine,so then i shut it off and tried it with the starter and it started up perfect. weird sh*t oh well so far so good.

Thanks for the suggestions

 

I would suggest that you cured the problem by R&Ring the cables on the starter, making better contact.

It could also be that there was poor brush contact internally in the starter.

 

According to the shop mannual, this is what they say about the starter......

Ignition switch is in the OFF position.

Engine stop switch is in the OFF position.

Burnt fuse.

Transmission is not set on Neutral.

Poor contact of battery terminal(s) or
ground cable connections.

Weak battery.

Poor contact or open circuit of:
start button, engine stop switch, ignition
switch or starting solenoid.

Neutral switch is defective.

Clutch switch is defective.

Electronic module is defective.

Engine mechanical problem

Hope this helps some.