Another starter problem

Hey ya'll,
I can't get my bike faithfully started, I'm just figuring this stuff out so here's what I know based on the help from an old french car mechanic who was around. With the key in on and switch on, I push the start button and nothing. Neutral, brake light on. Kick stand up. With a tester thing we saw I get juice to my start button and to the starter motor. It looks like somewhere between the start button and the starter I'm losing a connection. I've had troubles with the clutch kill switch because it's broken and glued in there and since I was riding in the rain, we pulled it and taped the connectors together. We bridged the starter post things to start it and that worked. I rode it a few blocks to my old apt. and then I stopped, turned it off and I tried to start it again and it started right up using the start button. A few hours later I had to go and it wouldn't start, it was revving but, not kicking over. I had to bridge the starter for awhile until it finally started.
I checked the brushes a while ago with Robert and they're fine. Could it be a weak battery? Connections?
Many thanks.

 

you bridged the starter or starter solenoid?
sounds like it's time for a new solenoid
if one will physically fit it should work their all electriclly the same

 

Treat yourself to a Brand New Starter Relay (Solenoid) during the sale going-on right now at OldBikeBarn.

Don't forget brake pads if they're on sale, too.

 

I would check the battery to see if its adequately charged.

 

Thanks guys. I'll mess with the battery and order some stuff.

 

Don't toss the solenoid, they can be renovated. I'll show you how when you pop by.

 

Happy New Year ya'll,
I finally got a new starter solenoid and it didn't do the trick. I switched it out with the old one charged the battery with my trickle charger and it still doesn't start. It revs but, doesn't fire up. A friend of mine says that when the timing was off on his old VW the same thing would happen. I did notice that the bike was kinda running "off" for a few weeks before this happened. Thanks for any and all help.

 

I have my doubts about it being an issue like a VW out of time.

But, I think we should check to see if your bike isn't timed right.

Pull the gas tank, pop-off the cam cover and take-off the crank cover down by the shift lever.

Gotta have a flashlight and the wrench to turn-over the engine so we can look for the dimples in the cams lined-up in the holes on the bearing covers.