Recent content by TruenoMike14

Thanks BentWrench, I did go and check everything like you said to make sure the connection was tight and water tight. I started fine intill the first starter motor seemed to have fried somehow. It smelled horrific on the inside. like its really undescribable. The new rebuilt one i got didn't...

Okay, got some great news. I charged the battery for a really long time. It was at like 14.6V when i took it off. So, i hooked it up, it turned the engine over, everything seemed to be working but the engine sputtered for a few seconds like it was gonna stay running then died. then after a...

Yeah, when i put my multimeter on it, it had about 12.5V then dropped to 12V after cranking it then after some more messing around it went down to 11.5V. Maybe Battery? Im just wondering if the solenoid is suppose to be clicking like mad, like its not contacting or something? If not, somehow or...

Hello! I bought a XS400 Not to long ago. One day riding home it died then the electrical starter wouldn't crank the engine. The starter solenoid would just start clicking like mad and super fast if i held the start button down. I replaced the starter because it seriously smelled like something...