Your video is so good! So understandable, and makes sense! I am going out to do exactly what you did, I'm pretty sure it's the relay switch after watching you. Thank you, I was about to give up!!! Very very useful!!
Save your starter, battery & clutch by using Neutral as often as possible, start in Neutral Idle in Neutral or turn the engine off but be sure to start back up in Neutral! I learned the hard way 500.00 +.
Thank you very much I've been pulling hair out over my bike! For AWHILE now! Nobody could figure it out so you saved me from running around a bald woman🤣😊 thanks again!
Check your positive and negative wires my negative wire was loose and all it would do is click and my orange and red light went on when I was riding my bike just a loose battery wire
Beating with a hammer is not a fix. The starter motor has brushes contacting the armature. Their pooched, is why shocking with a hammer is only temporary. I rebuilt the solenoid first and still no fix. So a whole new unit will be put in. Sometimes lucky, sometimes not. I did the relay's too. Thanks for your demo.
Did you replace the starter yet? I'm having the same thing with my Sportster 1200 custom. I'm pissed 😡 cause I was saving 💰 on gas and now I have to buy a starter unless I find a place here in San Antonio Texas that rebuild them. Replaced all fuses, relays but it just clicks not like your bike, it's a click, click. My battery is at 12.8 volts but I'm just trying to get riding
Thanks from Vancouver!! Rode my 03 Road King in the rain yesterday and I only got the relay to click this morning . Do you need a special $700 Harley hammer or will a regular one do the job?😊
I was riding my 1200 Sportster low the red and orange light went on about 15 miles from home so I turned around and went home turn the bike off about ten minutes later I turned the bike on and tried to start it and it just clicked wouldn't start check the fuses they were all good so I checked the hot and it was tight so pulled the battery out shut my eyes and wiggled the ground wire while it was loose. Tightened it up starts every time I have a 112,000 mi on that and it runs great so bottom line it was a loose ground wire
I had the same problem and it was good for months after I tightened the ground wire now I'm having the same exact problem and all my connections are tight. Be on the lookout lol
Mine clicks when i first start it up after not running it for a week. the first start it clicks then the second it starts right up. After i ride it around any start ups it acts normally. What do you think it is? The relay? Or just a battery slowly dieing?
HD XL883r sporty Mines jus clicking once changed the terminal to my ground wire it began to start three times then didn’t start again I don’t know what to do it’s not the starter kuz it’s won’t even engage the starter at all jus clicks once and bouta buy a new starter relay switch to see if it’s that
I gotta Harley Davidson Sportster 883r XL n it’s jus clicking I thought it was a bad terminal on my ground wire replaced it w a new terminal n clipped a new connection n all that n it started a few times but now it won’t n she jus clicks once’s never engages the starter at all
I got a Dyna and sometimes it’ll click really fast and then no click. Battery won’t hold a charge. Took it into autozone and confirmed the battery is fine. I got a new battery a couple years back and it continued having the clicking problem. Changed starter same thing. Installed a button on the solenoid cover to start it cause I gave up on the issue. Finally gonna change the regulator hopefully it fixes it. If not then wiring problem.
There is a troubleshooting process. If you get to tapping the starter with a hammer and it works then its definitely a starter. If the first thing you do is start hammering the starter and it doesn't work... you cannot assume its the starter cause you have not tested any of the components that come before the starter.
I tested the solenoid with a multi meter and it was working. I was tapping the actual starter motor. If the solenoid was not working due to corroded contacts then I suppose tapping it may work in a pinch.
I don't trust all relays,you never know if someone bought one & returned the bad one,Id have got another one. Not much annoying then tearing apart anything just to replace Junk & need redo again. Hope ur bikes better. ✌
Did you test the battery with a multimeter and it reads 13 volts? If so, when you hit the start button are you getting 12v to the relay? If so, is that 12v making it to the starter solenoid? Need to get a multi meter and make sure everything is getting power and figure out where the breakdown is
I've beaten the hell out of Everything I've ever worked on..as in any project especially RC cars But after so much frustration and a good old fashioned beating to those doesn't help 😅😂
Link to Starter - amzn.to/3DTT0Oq
Your video is so good! So understandable, and makes sense! I am going out to do exactly what you did, I'm pretty sure it's the relay switch after watching you. Thank you, I was about to give up!!! Very very useful!!
@@britanysiebels5649 Fingers crossed it’s just the relay. Thanks for the comment!
Save your starter, battery & clutch by using Neutral as often as possible, start in Neutral Idle in Neutral or turn the engine off but be sure to start back up in Neutral! I learned the hard way 500.00 +.
500.00+ ???? The starter is $500 right?
Newer ones 2017 Won't start if Not in neutral & she's Ticking up a storm..
Lol
also change fob batteries often if you bike uses them
Thank you very much I've been pulling hair out over my bike! For AWHILE now! Nobody could figure it out so you saved me from running around a bald woman🤣😊 thanks again!
Glad to hear! Was it your starter?
Check your positive and negative wires my negative wire was loose and all it would do is click and my orange and red light went on when I was riding my bike just a loose battery wire
Having the same issue my man now I know what to look at
Beating with a hammer is not a fix. The starter motor has brushes contacting the armature. Their pooched, is why shocking with a hammer is only temporary. I rebuilt the solenoid first and still no fix. So a whole new unit will be put in. Sometimes lucky, sometimes not. I did the relay's too. Thanks for your demo.
Did you replace the starter yet? I'm having the same thing with my Sportster 1200 custom. I'm pissed 😡 cause I was saving 💰 on gas and now I have to buy a starter unless I find a place here in San Antonio Texas that rebuild them. Replaced all fuses, relays but it just clicks not like your bike, it's a click, click. My battery is at 12.8 volts but I'm just trying to get riding
Yeah check the next video. Replaced it with a starter off Amazon
Is it hard to replace? I’m having the same problem.
Hey did you ever get ur bike fixed here in San Antonio?....I'm having the same issue and need some help
@@soulsnatcher187.I'd stop in where you see bikers,they might know.
Thanks from Vancouver!! Rode my 03 Road King in the rain yesterday and I only got the relay to click this morning . Do you need a special $700 Harley hammer or will a regular one do the job?😊
🤔🤨🤔🤔😂🤣
Definitely a proprietary part , no Harley hammer no job completed
Try bumpstarting it in gear without the clutch pulled in as soon as it starts to wynd pull in the clutch handle
I was riding my 1200 Sportster low the red and orange light went on about 15 miles from home so I turned around and went home turn the bike off about ten minutes later I turned the bike on and tried to start it and it just clicked wouldn't start check the fuses they were all good so I checked the hot and it was tight so pulled the battery out shut my eyes and wiggled the ground wire while it was loose. Tightened it up starts every time I have a 112,000 mi on that and it runs great so bottom line it was a loose ground wire
I had the same problem and it was good for months after I tightened the ground wire now I'm having the same exact problem and all my connections are tight. Be on the lookout lol
I’m having an issue with my 07 883 all the lights come on but if I attempt too start it it’s just one click an it all shuts off
@codywilliamson434 Did you get this figured out? This is exactly what's happening with my 07 sportster right now
@@Liam-pt4bbdid you get your bike started? I'm having the same issues with mine
@@jasongatto382 yeah, it ended up being a bad fuse relay and some loose wire connections to the battery for me
Mine clicks when i first start it up after not running it for a week. the first start it clicks then the second it starts right up. After i ride it around any start ups it acts normally. What do you think it is? The relay? Or just a battery slowly dieing?
Sounds battery related. Id start with keeping it on a charger.
HD XL883r sporty Mines jus clicking once changed the terminal to my ground wire it began to start three times then didn’t start again I don’t know what to do it’s not the starter kuz it’s won’t even engage the starter at all jus clicks once and bouta buy a new starter relay switch to see if it’s that
This bike was doing the exact same. I think you should rewatch the video.
I gotta Harley Davidson Sportster 883r XL n it’s jus clicking I thought it was a bad terminal on my ground wire replaced it w a new terminal n clipped a new connection n all that n it started a few times but now it won’t n she jus clicks once’s never engages the starter at all
I got a Dyna and sometimes it’ll click really fast and then no click. Battery won’t hold a charge. Took it into autozone and confirmed the battery is fine. I got a new battery a couple years back and it continued having the clicking problem. Changed starter same thing. Installed a button on the solenoid cover to start it cause I gave up on the issue. Finally gonna change the regulator hopefully it fixes it. If not then wiring problem.
wow dude looks like that rear cylinder got very hot some time.
Good video. Im having the same problem. If tapping it with a hammer wont work ill have to replace starter as well. Thx boss for the video!!
There is a troubleshooting process. If you get to tapping the starter with a hammer and it works then its definitely a starter. If the first thing you do is start hammering the starter and it doesn't work... you cannot assume its the starter cause you have not tested any of the components that come before the starter.
That’s awesome , cars needed tapping on bad solenoid in the fast also, same concept.
I tested the solenoid with a multi meter and it was working. I was tapping the actual starter motor. If the solenoid was not working due to corroded contacts then I suppose tapping it may work in a pinch.
I don't trust all relays,you never know if someone bought one & returned the bad one,Id have got another one.
Not much annoying then tearing apart anything just to replace Junk & need redo again.
Hope ur bikes better.
✌
Thanks for the tip, dont know how i didnt think about beating it with a hammer this time😂
Maybe i can get few more starts out of it😀
so that's what the hammer mounting brackets were for at the steelership.
keep your battery tender on all the time
Thanks for the video! Life saver
my problem is that it wont even click but the lights turn on and the battery is fresh
Did you test the battery with a multimeter and it reads 13 volts? If so, when you hit the start button are you getting 12v to the relay? If so, is that 12v making it to the starter solenoid? Need to get a multi meter and make sure everything is getting power and figure out where the breakdown is
Starter relay brother just did mine back in May same issue... Now I think my starter has taken a dumo
Smacking it with the hammer worked! Thx.
Good Job 👍
Damn Harleys, always something
My 04 fatboy is only clicking, and the battery is charged. Idk whats going on. This is the first video on my quest to diagnose.
But I will change my starter to have a good contact
I was hoping to see how you clean that chrome up
0000 Steel Wool and WD40. Ill see if I have enough of the cleaning up to post a vid
more content!!
Please more content
I know what’s wrong with it, take those short shots off and put a real pipe 😂
terrible video
I've beaten the hell out of Everything I've ever worked on..as in any project especially RC cars But after so much frustration and a good old fashioned beating to those doesn't help 😅😂
dont rev it when u start let it idle