GOAT! I replaced my battery, didn't fix my hard starts. My 05 R1 has been giving me trouble, it would crank one good time and if it didn't start on that first one, it would then make this loud ass clanking sound over and over as it tries to crank again, then the starter sounds like it's free spinning without turning the motor over at all. Everyone I talked to says its the starter spinning in the wrong direction and it happens when the two long bolts on the starter come loose enough to let the starter not be aligned perfectly. Thank you for showing an easier less involved way to do the job where I dont need to take everything off the damn bike. I had a blown radiator hose under the tank between thermostat and motor and was a bitch to get to but I know the area well now, so I'm prepared to go in again mentally lol! Also thank you for the water wetter suggestion, my bike gets hella hot always over 200F lol! I've tried Yamaha and Honda coolant and both seem to keep the bike under 200 when I'm riding like a ding dong in the canyons banging around rev limiter in the first 3 gears, but when I stop at a stoplight my shit goes straight to 220 and the fans kick on to barely keep it stable at 225-230 the whole time cooking my shit. I'll give water wetter a try after I do the job. Dude seriously, your a king 👑 I'm excited to do the starter so I don't gotta keep pushing that bitch to get it running lol.
The only way your starter would turn backwards is if you took it apart and put it back together without lining the magnets up correctly. But you haven't done that so that's not the issue. If it's not the starter you can check the flywheel. It's the gears the starter turns to turn over the engine.
Yamaha love to run hot... but it shouldn't be going over 225. Make sure you bleed the system properly anytime you drain the coolant. But yeah, once you do it one time, changing the starter will be a easy job for you. Having the proper tools helps alot and don't forget the rubbing alcohol like I mentioned.
@@DevonBbrown I get that the video is for the 06-r1 but in the description you only have the links for the newer model starters. Thanks for the video by the way.
@@jayceanderson7342 fill it (the recovery tank and radiator) run the bike with the radiator cap off till you get it to about 190-200 degrees, cut the bike off (when you do most likely coolant will gush out so be careful you don't get burned) top of the coolant in the radiator, wait for a bit and top it off again. Wait a little more (about 5 minutes or so) then top it off one more time. Then your done. PS. I usually wrap the plugs and wires around the radiator cap with plastic so they don't get wet as I'm doing this procedure. Don't want to get moisture into the plugs and get shorts in the wiring later.
No. Some fuel will come out but for the most part no.... come to think of it, I have had a bad fuel pressure regulator in the tank where it poured out. So maybe to play it safe have one on standby. But that only happened once
Any recommended aftermarket starters I’m probably gonna have to do this soon and I don’t wanna have to do it annually like a lot of people seem to be or maybe it’s a common issue you only have to deal with once I just switched from Suzuki haha
If it cranks but won't start isn't a starter issue. But if you still want to change the starter it'll run you no less than 300$ at least. It's a very labor intensive job except in the way I show in this video. But no shops use this technique. They remove the throttle body and take the long slow route. Look at any other starter video and you'll see. I came up with this technique myself. Hopefully more people will use it but until then expect to pay alot for a starter change.
If it cranks spray some starter fluid in the ram intake tube and see if it starts. If it does than you have a fuel issue. If that doesn't work than when you crank it see if the tachometer moves. If it doesn't move check for spark. If you don't get spark your crank sensor is bad. If you get spark than check your timing chain. It has possibly skipped some teeth out the chain has broken. I've seen that happen. More than likely it's going to be one of those 3 things. I only say that because it cranks... if it didn't crank than you'd need to look at other things rather than the ones I named.
@@DevonBbrown thank you for taking the time on replying Oh okay im going to check those 3 things that you mention Hopefully its something small i bought this bike from the guy few days ago and he parked for 3 years I drained all the gas of the gas tank because.it was bad i put some fresh gas and also change the starter relay and put a brand new battery.
I did the starter change and everything is good but you know the metal thing that has to do with the coolant system? It's the first thing you put in after installing the new starter, it's off to the left and has a o ring on it and requires a 5mm bolt to tighten it down. I bought a new o ring for it and pushed it in there real good to where it looked flush, and then I tightened the bolt but coolant is still leaking out. Idk what's up with it I'm confused because it looks like it's all the way in. Have you had a similar problem by chance?
@@bobbylabony4398 I don't know what the torque spec is for that bolt. I just make sure to use green or very little blue loctite on the bolt and snug it. If you don't then it's highly likely it'll vibrate loose.
@@DevonBbrownit's crazy man. New o ring and I put the metal piece in there flush and torque it down good. Start up the bike and coolant comes out quick. Idk what's wrong
@@bobbylabony4398 are you sure you didn't maybe slightly bent the end of it when trying to remove it? It's hard but look around the edges of the hole and make sure it's clean with no grit or anything that can mess up the seal. I had this issue as well when I first started doing this job. Frustrated the hell out of me. But mine wouldn't leak immediately, it would run fine for a while then leak in a week or so when I thought everything was good.
GOAT! I replaced my battery, didn't fix my hard starts.
My 05 R1 has been giving me trouble, it would crank one good time and if it didn't start on that first one, it would then make this loud ass clanking sound over and over as it tries to crank again, then the starter sounds like it's free spinning without turning the motor over at all.
Everyone I talked to says its the starter spinning in the wrong direction and it happens when the two long bolts on the starter come loose enough to let the starter not be aligned perfectly.
Thank you for showing an easier less involved way to do the job where I dont need to take everything off the damn bike. I had a blown radiator hose under the tank between thermostat and motor and was a bitch to get to but I know the area well now, so I'm prepared to go in again mentally lol!
Also thank you for the water wetter suggestion, my bike gets hella hot always over 200F lol!
I've tried Yamaha and Honda coolant and both seem to keep the bike under 200 when I'm riding like a ding dong in the canyons banging around rev limiter in the first 3 gears, but when I stop at a stoplight my shit goes straight to 220 and the fans kick on to barely keep it stable at 225-230 the whole time cooking my shit.
I'll give water wetter a try after I do the job.
Dude seriously, your a king 👑
I'm excited to do the starter so I don't gotta keep pushing that bitch to get it running lol.
The only way your starter would turn backwards is if you took it apart and put it back together without lining the magnets up correctly. But you haven't done that so that's not the issue. If it's not the starter you can check the flywheel. It's the gears the starter turns to turn over the engine.
Yamaha love to run hot... but it shouldn't be going over 225. Make sure you bleed the system properly anytime you drain the coolant. But yeah, once you do it one time, changing the starter will be a easy job for you. Having the proper tools helps alot and don't forget the rubbing alcohol like I mentioned.
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woo, good shit boy. Gonna go do this now. I didn't want to fuck with my throttle cable like the other videos said.
This is exactly the same way I've do mine aswell I've done over half a dozen over the years 👍
💪🏿💪🏿👌🏿 Way better than how yamaha says to do it!
💯% 👍
nice job very clear instructions.
How much water wetter coolant did you use in your bike?
You have two links for the 09-14, but what about some 06 starter love?
This is the video for the 06 r1 starter. This version goes from 04-06
@@DevonBbrown I get that the video is for the 06-r1 but in the description you only have the links for the newer model starters. Thanks for the video by the way.
@@IAmRootGarage oh! Dang! I never even noticed that. Thanks for the heads up. I truly appreciate it
@@DevonBbrown what is the proper procedure for bleeding the cooling system?
@@jayceanderson7342 fill it (the recovery tank and radiator) run the bike with the radiator cap off till you get it to about 190-200 degrees, cut the bike off (when you do most likely coolant will gush out so be careful you don't get burned) top of the coolant in the radiator, wait for a bit and top it off again. Wait a little more (about 5 minutes or so) then top it off one more time. Then your done. PS. I usually wrap the plugs and wires around the radiator cap with plastic so they don't get wet as I'm doing this procedure. Don't want to get moisture into the plugs and get shorts in the wiring later.
Will you need clamps or some kind of plugs to keep the fuel in the tank once you take the hoses off?
No. Some fuel will come out but for the most part no.... come to think of it, I have had a bad fuel pressure regulator in the tank where it poured out. So maybe to play it safe have one on standby. But that only happened once
Thanks for the info 🙏🏽
Any recommended aftermarket starters I’m probably gonna have to do this soon and I don’t wanna have to do it annually like a lot of people seem to be or maybe it’s a common issue you only have to deal with once I just switched from Suzuki haha
Killer video by the way
I have a 04 r1 too it cranks but it wont start i thinky starter its going out how much would it cost me to get this job done?
If it cranks but won't start isn't a starter issue. But if you still want to change the starter it'll run you no less than 300$ at least. It's a very labor intensive job except in the way I show in this video. But no shops use this technique. They remove the throttle body and take the long slow route. Look at any other starter video and you'll see. I came up with this technique myself. Hopefully more people will use it but until then expect to pay alot for a starter change.
If it cranks spray some starter fluid in the ram intake tube and see if it starts. If it does than you have a fuel issue.
If that doesn't work than when you crank it see if the tachometer moves. If it doesn't move check for spark. If you don't get spark your crank sensor is bad.
If you get spark than check your timing chain. It has possibly skipped some teeth out the chain has broken. I've seen that happen. More than likely it's going to be one of those 3 things.
I only say that because it cranks... if it didn't crank than you'd need to look at other things rather than the ones I named.
@@DevonBbrown thank you for taking the time on replying
Oh okay im going to check those 3 things that you mention
Hopefully its something small i bought this bike from the guy few days ago and he parked for 3 years
I drained all the gas of the gas tank because.it was bad i put some fresh gas and also change the starter relay and put a brand new battery.
@@022187jol no problem. Let me know how it goes
I did the starter change and everything is good but you know the metal thing that has to do with the coolant system? It's the first thing you put in after installing the new starter, it's off to the left and has a o ring on it and requires a 5mm bolt to tighten it down. I bought a new o ring for it and pushed it in there real good to where it looked flush, and then I tightened the bolt but coolant is still leaking out. Idk what's up with it I'm confused because it looks like it's all the way in. Have you had a similar problem by chance?
Yes... lol put the o-ring onto the metal part... THEN put it in. Don't put the o-ring in first.
The first time I did this job I had that same issue.
@@DevonBbrown sounds good! Thanks man. Also, how tight do you torque that bolt ? Thanks
@@bobbylabony4398 I don't know what the torque spec is for that bolt. I just make sure to use green or very little blue loctite on the bolt and snug it. If you don't then it's highly likely it'll vibrate loose.
@@DevonBbrownit's crazy man. New o ring and I put the metal piece in there flush and torque it down good. Start up the bike and coolant comes out quick. Idk what's wrong
@@bobbylabony4398 are you sure you didn't maybe slightly bent the end of it when trying to remove it? It's hard but look around the edges of the hole and make sure it's clean with no grit or anything that can mess up the seal. I had this issue as well when I first started doing this job. Frustrated the hell out of me. But mine wouldn't leak immediately, it would run fine for a while then leak in a week or so when I thought everything was good.