Check your starter motor cables for tightness!

Post by **Dauntless** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:01 pm

My '04 R1150R has always been slow to crank. A few days ago my battery died so I replaced it with an Odyssey PC 680 which arrived today. After installing it, I crank the motor and it is slow and I see smoke coming from the starter. I get angry thinking that my starter might be bad. After an hour of searching for posts that might give me a clue as to what the problem was, I get the idea to check all the cables for tightness. It turns out that the main cable was loose. I tightened it, and now the starter spins like never before.

popgazer · Post by **popgazer** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:19 am

Dauntless wrote:It turns out that the main cable was loose.

What do you mean ?? Which cable ? Thanks for sharing.

chris · Post by **chris** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:29 am

Can you post a photo with an arrow for us dummies?

munchmeister · Post by **munchmeister** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:09 pm

chris wrote:Can you post a photo with an arrow for us dummies?

Yeah, please.

Post by **Dauntless** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:00 pm

Here you go!

It's the nut on top where my voltmeter probe is pointing.

Just take off the starter cover.

Let me know if yours is loose too.

chris · Post by **chris** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:00 pm

Cheers! Will check it. I used that one and the exhaust clamp to jump my bike from the car battery once but never checked tightness.

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Check your starter motor cables for tightness!

Check your starter motor cables for tightness!

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