r/FZ09 • u/natejo87 • 24d ago

Curious if you guys have encountered this before.

I am currently in a position where I do not have a ton of time but I would really like to get the bike fixed up myself. Road and ran fine with no starting troubles last week and then sat in the garage for 6 days. Then all of a sudden this. Sorry to use you guys as free diagnostic and normally I would tear into it. But I really don’t have the time right this second. Thank you for any help or assistance!

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u/ChequeBook 24d ago

100% dead battery

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u/Explosive_Cornflake 24d ago

also my opinion, 100% battery.

voltage isn't always enough to check, you want a battery place to test the CCA (cold crank amps).

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u/natejo87 23d ago

Gotcha. It goes on a tender when I’m not riding it so I guess I didn’t even consider the battery would be dwad

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u/Byood 24d ago

Check battery voltage, and check while you try crank as it could be a bad battery, if that seems fine, check voltage at the starter. From there I'd be looking at the starter itself. Make sure the solenoid is working and that the motor spins when powered outside of the bike. I've never taken one of these exact starters apart, but you'd also want to presumably check the contacts and brushes aren't worn. Good luck

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u/airmech1776 24d ago

Probably dead battery. Try jumping the battery, or rolling and pop the clutch in 2nd, see if it starts.

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u/KyleFTW 23d ago

%99 dead/weak/low battery

The sound you are hearing is the starter relay, it sounds fine. Charge battery and test when fully charged, you will likely need a replacement battery.

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u/natejo87 23d ago

Thanks for the reply. I guess I didn’t think battery because it’s been on a no go battery tender, and the grinding sound but the solenoid sound makes sense.

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u/ChanceConference6706 22d ago

Everyone's saying battery

Sounds like a stripped bendex to me

Curious if it was just the battery though