Clickitty click click clickitty click click

LNasty · June 20th, 2015, 12:25 PM

So just got my battery tested and it is good and fully charged like my charger said, But I am getting a single click then nothing when I try to start bike. It doesn't do the numerous clicks like when the battery is dead. What could this be? bad starter motor? dirty posts ( on the battery, not the on ninjette ya sicko's)? Corroded terminals?

Flying · June 20th, 2015, 01:05 PM

nevermind misread

You will have to check the connection from battery to starter solenoid. It's hard to say anything about the condition of the starter motor.

Inspection for corroded terminals, loose connections, bad grounds are a good start.

csmith12 · June 20th, 2015, 01:09 PM

Use a screwdriver to jump the starter solenoid. They click sometimes.

LNasty · June 20th, 2015, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

Use a screwdriver to jump the starter solenoid. They click sometimes.

I will try this, where is the solenoid located on the new gen 250?

Ghostt · June 20th, 2015, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LNasty

I will try this, where is the solenoid located on the new gen 250?

https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61661

subxero · June 20th, 2015, 03:46 PM

if your battery is completely shot sometimes you will only get one click if any click at all.

How do your headlights and dash react when trying to start?

Linkin · June 20th, 2015, 04:47 PM

Same thing happened to me. It was the starter motor. Try loosening and tightening the connection to the starter motor.

Try clutch starting then bumping the starter just to rotate it a bit.

Motofool · June 20th, 2015, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LNasty

So just got my battery tested and it is good and fully charged like my charger said, But I am getting a single click then nothing when I try to start bike. It doesn't do the numerous clicks like when the battery is dead. What could this be? bad starter motor? dirty posts ( on the battery, not the on ninjette ya sicko's)? Corroded terminals?

The single click may come from any of the three relays which solenoids are powered when you press the start button.

Some contacts in those relays are not touching each other, not sending power to the starter motor.

Follow this schematic for troubleshooting:

http://faq.ninja250.org/images/0/07/..._Schematic.pdf

iamjacob · June 20th, 2015, 08:38 PM

My dad had and old chevy that did the same thing. He hit it (the starter, not the truck) with a big arse crescent wrench and then it was good to go.

Probably not useful information but it's what I had.

LNasty · June 20th, 2015, 09:13 PM

I took battery to a different AutoZone since first one seemed a little unsure if what she was doing. The second opinion said battery was showing 12v but only 45% charged. So i am leaving on charger overnight even though light shows green. Will try it again tomorrow as well as bridging the starter. If no worky then i will take battery back to AutoZone and have them put it on their slow charger.

LNasty · June 20th, 2015, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

if your battery is completely shot sometimes you will only get one click if any click at all.

How do your headlights and dash react when trying to start?

Everything goes out but then seems to come back on. Headlights don't have a chance to chance to come on

csmith12 · June 20th, 2015, 09:27 PM

/begin yoda voice
A new battery I see in your future. Yes... Fail under load it seems.

LNasty · June 21st, 2015, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

/begin yoda voice
A new battery I see in your future. Yes... Fail under load it seems.

Yeah probably for sure now since i just accidentally dropped the god damn thing on the ground. Looks like there might be small cracks. I'm getting a damn lithium, screw the acid batteries, nothing but trouble and tired of having to hook up to charger every few days. Ballistic here I come

Ghostt · June 21st, 2015, 12:10 AM

Sealed gel battery here, no issues since I switched over a year ago.

LNasty · June 21st, 2015, 12:42 PM

Was on charger for second full night and just hooked it up. Started up perfectly, however i asm still going to get a new battery. Since i depend on this bike to commute to work i can't be worthing about the battery every week. Even with the quick disconnect it had been a pain in the arse. A least this gives me a few days to do a little more research on batteries.

DmbShn41 · June 21st, 2015, 07:58 PM

May be worth checking into the charging system on bike. Just to make sure you don't cook a new battery.

http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/How_doe...system_work%3F

Let us know what you find.

LNasty · June 21st, 2015, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DmbShn41

May be worth checking into the charging system on bike. Just to make sure you don't cook a new battery.

http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/How_doe...system_work%3F

Let us know what you find.

Definitely will. I do have some auxiliary led lights hooked up so that could be putting a little extra load on it, plus i have accidentally drained it two or three times by leaving key in and on or not turning off leds. You add all that in to a battery that is 3 years old and its prob time for a new one. Will be checking into all this.

Motofool · June 21st, 2015, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LNasty

........... A least this gives me a few days to do a little more research on batteries.

http://www.batterystuff.com/batterie...ex250-ninja-r/

Ghostt · June 21st, 2015, 09:04 PM

Here's the exact one I have, I also have the kind but bigger on my EX50/

http://m.ebay.com/itm/GEL-GTX7A-BS-U...-/360783842056

June 20th, 2015, 12:25 PM	#1
LNasty Daily Jap rider Name: Lance Location: La Porte Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: A lot.	Clickitty click click clickitty click click So just got my battery tested and it is good and fully charged like my charger said, But I am getting a single click then nothing when I try to start bike. It doesn't do the numerous clicks like when the battery is dead. What could this be? bad starter motor? dirty posts ( on the battery, not the on ninjette ya sicko's)? Corroded terminals? __________________________________________________ "Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle." - author unknown

June 20th, 2015, 01:05 PM	#2
Flying ninjette.org sage Name: - Location: somewhere cold Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 Posts: 596 Blog Entries: 1	nevermind misread You will have to check the connection from battery to starter solenoid. It's hard to say anything about the condition of the starter motor. Inspection for corroded terminals, loose connections, bad grounds are a good start.
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

June 20th, 2015, 01:09 PM	#3
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Use a screwdriver to jump the starter solenoid. They click sometimes. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

June 20th, 2015, 03:46 PM	#6
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	if your battery is completely shot sometimes you will only get one click if any click at all. How do your headlights and dash react when trying to start? __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

June 20th, 2015, 04:47 PM	#7
Linkin Down Under Name: Linkin Location: Sydney, Australia Join Date: Jun 2014 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki ZXR250C Ninja Posts: 296	Same thing happened to me. It was the starter motor. Try loosening and tightening the connection to the starter motor. Try clutch starting then bumping the starter just to rotate it a bit.
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

June 20th, 2015, 08:38 PM	#9
iamjacob ninjette.org guru Name: Jacob Location: Stockton, CA Join Date: Dec 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R SE Posts: 326	My dad had and old chevy that did the same thing. He hit it (the starter, not the truck) with a big arse crescent wrench and then it was good to go. Probably not useful information but it's what I had. Last futzed with by iamjacob; June 20th, 2015 at 08:39 PM. Reason: edification

June 20th, 2015, 09:13 PM	#10
LNasty Daily Jap rider Name: Lance Location: La Porte Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: A lot.	I took battery to a different AutoZone since first one seemed a little unsure if what she was doing. The second opinion said battery was showing 12v but only 45% charged. So i am leaving on charger overnight even though light shows green. Will try it again tomorrow as well as bridging the starter. If no worky then i will take battery back to AutoZone and have them put it on their slow charger. __________________________________________________ "Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle." - author unknown

June 20th, 2015, 09:27 PM	#12
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	/begin yoda voice A new battery I see in your future. Yes... Fail under load it seems. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

June 21st, 2015, 12:10 AM	#14
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	Sealed gel battery here, no issues since I switched over a year ago. __________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.*

June 21st, 2015, 12:42 PM	#15
LNasty Daily Jap rider Name: Lance Location: La Porte Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: A lot.	IT'S ALIVE!! its allllliiiiiivvvve! Was on charger for second full night and just hooked it up. Started up perfectly, however i asm still going to get a new battery. Since i depend on this bike to commute to work i can't be worthing about the battery every week. Even with the quick disconnect it had been a pain in the arse. A least this gives me a few days to do a little more research on batteries. __________________________________________________ "Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle." - author unknown

June 21st, 2015, 07:58 PM	#16
DmbShn41 Wannabe Reborn Name: Unregistered Location: Cincy Ohio Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): Blue 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 302	May be worth checking into the charging system on bike. Just to make sure you don't cook a new battery. http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/How_doe...system_work%3F Let us know what you find. __________________________________________________ " If you're here to show off and prove that your crotch rocket is faster than my Harley, you can leave now. "

June 21st, 2015, 09:04 PM	#19
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	Here's the exact one I have, I also have the kind but bigger on my EX50/ http://m.ebay.com/itm/GEL-GTX7A-BS-U...-/360783842056 __________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.*

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