3ackok
Cruisin' Guzzisti
My Breva was sitting in a garage since we had a major snowstorm on Dec 19. Today I was going to ride it to work. Pushed the start button, heard loud click from starter solenoid, but nothing turned. I had the same problem last year, and I thought that I traced it to a corroded battery terminal. I also thought that I took care of it with cleaning and protective spray. So I measured voltage on the starter terminal going to the battery. It was OK. I removed the starter, grounded it and tried the start button. Starter worked. Installed it back- nothing, but click. Now I'm suspecting the starter solenoid. If conductivity is slightly degraded, it may pass enough current to spin an idle starter, but not enough to turn an engine. I tried to short the solenoid, the starter would spin, but it remained disengaged from the engine. I re-tightened nuts on solenoid terminals, it didn't help. What are my options now? I don't think I saw too many starter related issues on this forum. Is the solenoid serviceable?