Sluggish starter

flak monkey · Post by **flak monkey** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:44 pm

Before I start pulling things apart - battery is good and charging ok, regulator is good, cables are all clean and tight.

But even then sometimes, especially when hot, it's got enough resistance to stall the starter.

Just a sign of a starter on it's last legs or? I might just pull the starter off, strip it and clean it for the sake of it, but before I do that is it just a common issue with the VTR?

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:05 pm

Check under the rubber hood on the starter for corrosion on the terminal bolt.

Post by **firestorm_al** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:22 pm

Check the main earth connection at the other end of the cable on the negative side of the battery.

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:53 pm

as the guys have said, check all the connections, I have done a write up in the workshop section of how to take apart and clean a starter motor.
I also sell reconditioned starter motors for the storm and various other Honda bikes.
tbh as long as nothing is broken internally, it should just need a very good clean, but it's easy to break the black plastic round insulator when undoing the two exterior nuts, so be careful mate.
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 31&t=36082

flak monkey · Post by **flak monkey** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 4:12 pm

Thanks. I'll have a look later

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:10 pm

Could try backing the ccts of half a turn as I set them to 5mm .

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:31 am

Some good suggestions so far. Have you checked what volts the battery drop too while cranking

it might just be it's getting a bit done.

As A/pineapple say, take care with the black insulator. Letting the starter motor bolt (the one that holds the main cable) spin when trying to undo the nuts is what can damage it,

Chris.

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:21 pm

lloydie wrote:Could try backing the ccts of half a turn as I set them to 5mm .

That will be it. The clue is that it's worse when hot.

bigtwinthing · Post by **bigtwinthing** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:43 am

7mm i was told!!!!

flak monkey · Post by **flak monkey** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 2:34 pm

Great, thanks guys. I'll have a look at it tonight all being well. Been a bit tied up with other things just recently.

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:49 pm

flak monkey wrote:Great, thanks guys. I'll have a look at it tonight all being well. Been a bit tied up with other things just recently.

flak monkey · Post by **flak monkey** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:49 am

agentpineapple wrote:

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