Hi all. Just got me a m620. No service history and the solenoid seems to be shot. Anyone know where to find this? I haven't seen the bike yet but it's been delivered along with bits and bobs including a solenoid. My wife did sent me pics of it though.
Without knowing the bike... First find the starter motor. It's a black cylindrical object (8 - 10cm diameter) attached to the main engine casing low down (at the rear, probably). It has one thick wire attached. Follow this wire away form the motor. The solenoid is at the other end. This works for almost all bikes. On this bike, I think the solenoid is under the tank on the right hand side, between the cylinders. I think that it's connected to the wire that's visible tie-wrapped to the top frame tube. Simples!
Changed the solenoid for a used one from eBay. But still get constant clicking without engaging the starter button. Is it a coincidence I got 2 duff solenoids ? Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk
Seems unlikely. There may be a couple of things going on together. If the battery is low/ knackered and/or there is high resistance in the starter motor circuit then you may get a sort of constant clicking when the starter is pressed. So just undo connections, clean them and reassemble (so that's the connection to the starter motor, under the boot, the earth connector between the starter and engine casing, and the connections on the other side that go up to the battery. You'll already have an idea about the connections to the solenoid itself. Once these are all OK (and assuming that the starter is OK) then if you have fixed that part, you'll have a slightly different problem - the starter motor will turn continuously. On the other side, it's worth checking the relay in the circuit that feeds the low current side of the solenoid, and also to exercise the switches - key switch, engine cutout and starter press. If they're not been used for a while there may be some sticking, etc. Do a search on the forum for starting issues - starting problems are common, and the solutions are pretty much the same whatever type of bike you'[re talking about. The big twins are a bit more sensitive to issues, as they need a lot of oomph from the starter to spin the engine. Good luck!
