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Hello, okay so I have a 94 FZR and it shows that the battery has power but when i go to the started button i just here the noid clicking and nothing more. Won't turn over or anything. Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks

A sufficiently old and internally beat up battery will show a full charge, but it's a 'surface' charge - there's no staying power, and certainly no starting power.

Try a boost from a switched-OFF car, charging the battery on a tender, or bump start the bike.

Thanks for the idea, however, the bike is on a tender and is a new battery. Start button and noid rattles, I tried jumping the noid and there was no luck there either. Thanks though very appreciated

New battery, eh? Make sure the battery terminals are tight - I've done that one every now and then...

If that doesn't work, make sure the red 'hot' wire to the top of the starter is secure. You may need to pull the starter and make sure the body-to-engine ground path is clean.

Also make supe that both safety switches are working properly. I know that my kickstand switch quit one time Ame I had to bypass it. I don't think my starter clicked though. Can't remember.

Chris.

Kilika - a chattering solenoid means the safety switches and starter cut-out relay are happy and TRYING to do their thing. The problem lies somewhere between the solenoid and the -ve battery terminal.

I figured as much but I wanted to sound smart. Haha.

Chris.

Thanks guys, the battery is reaching the noid the because it is chattering it just isn't starting up

Just because the solenoid is chattering, doesn't mean there is enough power flowing to turn over the engine. Battery, wiring, connections, starter, or solenoid - something is robbing power (or not putting out enough).

Wasnt the problem, checked them out

Can the bike be bump-started? Is the engine seized?

Dismount the starter motor; leave the +ve cable connected. Use a booster cable to run from a bolting flange on the starter back to the battery -ve. Does the starter spin when you hit the button?

This is a 600; pull the peanut cover and inspect your starter gears and clutch for fouling, damage, jammed bits of squirrel.

I've had a starter go bad in an fzr before. put it in 3rd and rock it back and let the clutch out - you should hear the starter click, now put it in neutral and press starter. if it turns over and the starter is noisy it's probably a bad starter.

Okay ill look into both of those today, no starters not spinning

hav you tried bridging the solinoid? that can sometimes stick, put a screwdriver(rubber handled!!) across the 2 terminals and see if that turns it over....if you havent tried yet

Markie - I meant, "Does the starter now spin with it dismounted and hooked up to jumper cables?"

Ruddiger - he did mention 'jumping' the solenoid; I assume that's what he meant.