Bike not starting, audible "click"

Shipman515 · 04-03-2011, 04:14 PM

Hey ya'll,

I'm having a problem getting my GZ to start. When I turn the key to "on" with the bike in neutral, the lights will come on, the neutral light will light up, etc. But when I turn the key, It clicks once and doesn't turn over. I've charged the battery myself, and also had it checked by batteries plus. It is currently fully charged. I don't believe this is battery related.

I checked the fuses near the battery, one was blown, which I replaced, but it didn't affect the problem.

Any ideas?

alantf · 04-03-2011, 04:16 PM

Is it possible to tell where the click is coming from?

blaine · 04-03-2011, 04:19 PM

If your battery checks out fine than you have a poor connection.Check to be sure all connections are clean & tight.Don't forget the connection at the starter under the rubber boot.
:cool:

mrlmd1 · 04-03-2011, 04:43 PM

Check to see if that fuse has blown again. Which one was it? A loose battery connection can create a sparking, clicking sound, or you have a short somewhere that arced (spelling?), or maybe that click was the fuse blowing. If it's blown again, you obviously have a short somewhere so you have to start tracing wires along the frame or in the headlight bucket.

waya · 04-03-2011, 06:36 PM

I have heard car starters do that.

One click.

Water Warrior 2 · 04-03-2011, 07:42 PM

If it is a fuse be thankful it is blowing rather than melting down wiring and setting the bike on fire. Best heed the previous post, start checking for loose connections, worn insulation on any wiring and the inside of the headlight bucket. Any wiring along the backbone of the frame under the tank is always suspect. Also check the steering head area where the wiring harness bends and twists when the bars are turned back and forth.

Shipman515 · 04-06-2011, 09:23 PM

All great ideas to try. Thanks y'all.

Now I just need to make the time to work on it.

jdbaum3 · 05-05-2011, 10:09 AM

Shipman, any progress? My girlfriends bike is acting in a very similar nature. Just curious to see if you isolated your problem.

mrlmd1 · 05-05-2011, 05:42 PM

He was last on here a month ago .
It's really nice when if someone who listened to our advice would come back and tell us if we or he solved the problem instead of just disappearing into the night.

Shipman515 · 05-05-2011, 06:38 PM

Sorry y'all.

Graduating college, managing a restaurant and traveling back and forth to dc for job interviews so I haven't had much spare time. Looking to get into it this week though.

04-03-2011, 04:14 PM	#1
Shipman515 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 14	Bike not starting, audible "click" Hey ya'll, I'm having a problem getting my GZ to start. When I turn the key to "on" with the bike in neutral, the lights will come on, the neutral light will light up, etc. But when I turn the key, It clicks once and doesn't turn over. I've charged the battery myself, and also had it checked by batteries plus. It is currently fully charged. I don't believe this is battery related. I checked the fuses near the battery, one was blown, which I replaced, but it didn't affect the problem. Any ideas? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-03-2011, 04:16 PM	#2
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,717	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" Is it possible to tell where the click is coming from? __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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04-03-2011, 04:19 PM	#3
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" If your battery checks out fine than you have a poor connection.Check to be sure all connections are clean & tight.Don't forget the connection at the starter under the rubber boot. :cool: __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-03-2011, 04:43 PM	#4
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" Check to see if that fuse has blown again. Which one was it? A loose battery connection can create a sparking, clicking sound, or you have a short somewhere that arced (spelling?), or maybe that click was the fuse blowing. If it's blown again, you obviously have a short somewhere so you have to start tracing wires along the frame or in the headlight bucket.
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04-03-2011, 06:36 PM	#5
waya Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 116	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" I have heard car starters do that. One click. __________________ --- Worth the listen: http://www.financialsense.com/financial-sense-newshour Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-03-2011, 07:42 PM	#6
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" If it is a fuse be thankful it is blowing rather than melting down wiring and setting the bike on fire. Best heed the previous post, start checking for loose connections, worn insulation on any wiring and the inside of the headlight bucket. Any wiring along the backbone of the frame under the tank is always suspect. Also check the steering head area where the wiring harness bends and twists when the bars are turned back and forth.
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04-06-2011, 09:23 PM	#7
Shipman515 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 14	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" All great ideas to try. Thanks y'all. Now I just need to make the time to work on it.
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05-05-2011, 10:09 AM	#8
jdbaum3 Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 7	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" Shipman, any progress? My girlfriends bike is acting in a very similar nature. Just curious to see if you isolated your problem.
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05-05-2011, 05:42 PM	#9
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" He was last on here a month ago . It's really nice when if someone who listened to our advice would come back and tell us if we or he solved the problem instead of just disappearing into the night.
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05-05-2011, 06:38 PM	#10
Shipman515 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 14	Re: Bike not starting, audible "click" Sorry y'all. Graduating college, managing a restaurant and traveling back and forth to dc for job interviews so I haven't had much spare time. Looking to get into it this week though.
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