[jtodd]

Had anyone removed there starter ?

 

[strykenshane]

not to be a smartass but why would you?

 

[Natedog]

Yamaha's have a history of bad starters and bad stators. Hopefully you didn't get one!

Can't help as I have not removed mine.

 

[jtodd]

Yes mine has quit working

 

[11Stryker]

That Sucks Jon, I hope this does not turn into an epidemic!

 

[strykenshane]

dam Jon, sorry, again I wasn't trying to be a smartass, just thought maybe you might be looking at some kind of upgrade

 

[jtodd]

Well I'm not sure what happened. I took it off and put it back on and its working now.

 

[11Stryker]

May have just been a loose connection or slightly corroded terminal.

 

[SmokenJoe]

Could be start button problem. Very common on VTX's. Need to be cleaned and decarbonizd.

 

[strykenshane]

Could be start button problem. Very common on VTX's. Need to be cleaned and decarbonizd.

had that problem once on a VTX

 

[74novaguy]

Well I'm not sure what happened. I took it off and put it back on and its working now.

Could be the brushes sticking. They will get to a spot where the starter doesn't work but if you take it off it will move the armature and get to a point will it will work again. One way to check to see if its the starter is to put the bike in gear and use jumper cables and put the negative on a bolt on the frame somewhere and the positive on the nut that holds the starter wire on. If it turns over your starter is fine. If it doesn't you have an issue with the starter. but when doing this make sure the bike is in neutral or your bikes going for a ghost ride.

 

[jtodd]

I did that and got nothing. I think it was just a gremlin in it. I rode all day and it did fine everytime. I started it I bet 12 times just to see .