Starter solenoid connections

[BWC]

Just had another local rider send me a couple of pics. of what he found while investigating what appeared to be a battery issue. A bolt at the solenoid connection was loose and had been arcing. I also stumbled across this same connection loose on my bike recently while I had the RH cowl off. Both bikes are 13 models with about the same miles on them. It might be worth a check if you are doing a service to check these bolts for tightness.
Just be carefull with a wrench on there not to ground it to anything as the bottom connection of the solenoid which runs to the battery is energized even with the key off.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Excellent post and easy to check - Thanks!

 

[OldRider]

My 13 had a loose battery bolt on the rely too.

 

[Stridey]

I had this too! We thought battery but that kept going albeit a bit slow. Saw the spark coming off the solenoid lead! Took it off cleaned with some emery paper as it was a bit green looking and a squirt of contact cleaner and turned over much better but also think water may have been in fuel from a very wet ride week before with deep flood water? Anyhow seems ok now


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[Dogdaze]

My 2012 did the same after I parked up to refuel, would not start, I thought I was stranded up the mountain on a Sunday, so rolled it downhill, to bump start it, fired up, got home and found that bolt loose.

 

[2daMax]

Good info. Thanks for informing

 

[Xclimation]

Thank You! Gonna check this next time cowl is off. I use one of those connections as ground

 

[OldRider]

Thank You! Gonna check this next time cowl is off. I use one of those connections as ground

I hope not. The battery side is hot (+) all the time and the other side is hot (+) when you push the starter button.

 

[Boris]

Checked mine today, top one was very loose.

 

[racer1735]

Are we talking about the terminal bolts that are under the rubber caps?

 

[Stridey]

Yes as per image by OP!


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