Bike Clicks but doesn't Start

[KatanaRoss]

My bike clicks when I try to start it but doesn't fire. It's not the battery, I've had it checked and it's fairly new. Jump starting it doesn't work either. I did start it by pushing the bike then throwing it into first, so this tells me the engine is fine. But it just won't start on it's own. Is it the starter? Some bad wiring? Hopefully something simple that I'm overlooking.

[phantasm]

Check all your grounds. Sounds like a bad connection.

[05RedKat600]

It's either the relay or the starter. I'd try a new relay first. The clicking says the relay is triggering, but no power to the starter. Time to get a voltmeter and start testing for voltage on the output of the relay.

[KatanaRoss]

Excuse my ignorance, what is the relay?

[diavolo]

They are referring to the starter relay which is located under the left side fairing on the post Kats.

[steves]

Could also be a flat battery.

[arsenic]

Could also be a flat battery.

Imagine that, a logical answer.

[bccap]

I sincerely hope when you attempted to jump start it, the car engine was off !! I would start with the battery, a full charge, and a multi meter.

[KatanaRoss]

I sincerely hope when you attempted to jump start it, the car engine was off !! I would start with the battery, a full charge, and a multi meter.

Uh-oh, why? I jumpstarted it the same way I would a car. Did I destroy my battery?

[steves]

The alternator output from a car is more than the bike's system is designed to handle, so if you did it once you are probably okay, just don't make a habit of it.

[arsenic]

If jump starting it with a running car did any damage to your electrical system, the battery is the least of your worries.

[Slofuze]

If jump starting it with a running car did any damage to your electrical system, the battery is the least of your worries.

This may not have a happy ending. .........but a lesson learned.

[Wild-Bill]

It is possible if the car's charging system is putting out really well to boil the motorcycle's electrolyte. (Not a good thing.) That's even with the motorcycle's ignition off.

JFTR, if you can push-start the bike then the battery's not too bad off. When the battery's completely dead you can't even push start. Did you find the starter relay yet?

[pisoncavalier]

this probably wont relate to you, but I have some kind of dead spot on my bike that about once every 30 starts (maybe less) the starter doesnt turn the flywheel, so i push the bike 5-10 feet, sometimes thats enough to get the starter to spin and start the bike, sometimes i push it another 5-10 feet. Something is missing a tooth, it happens rarely enough (and takes a special tool to fix it) so i just deal, something you could try

[steves]

this probably wont relate to you, but I have some kind of dead spot on my bike that about once every 30 starts (maybe less) the starter doesnt turn the flywheel, so i push the bike 5-10 feet, sometimes thats enough to get the starter to spin and start the bike, sometimes i push it another 5-10 feet. Something is missing a tooth, it happens rarely enough (and takes a special tool to fix it) so i just deal, something you could try

I don't think that's the case. The pawl on the starter clutch is probably just loose.