Steve Butters Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 ok well the vmax has been having starting issues...ever since it got cold it wouldnt wanna fire upi assumed it was the battery, but it also sounds like maybe the starterbattery looks like this does that mean i need to add water to it until its up to the upper level? ive never had a battery that wasnt maintenance free..also, it has 12.7v across the terminalsnow the starter, when i push Start, a lot of times it will free spin, then i stop and if i adjust the choke and then try again sometimes it will turn over, and after failing to start it will usually start free spinning again...what should i do? put water in the battery and replace the starter? is there something im missing about these batteries? or would the low water cause the bike to not start like that?heres what the starter looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 First off, ditch the old school battery and get a maintenance free sealed/gel battery.Then report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 my buddy just txtd me and said it sounds like the starter gear, but not the one on the starter...i know nothing about bikes...would that be part of the starter clutch assembly?money is tight and i dont want to buy a battery right now until the bike is fixed...i dont believe the battery is bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 heres the starter clutch...could it be one of these gears that is bad and causing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Check your other thread. Answers for you.http://www.ohio-riders.com/showthread.php?p=444072#post444072 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 oh idk why it made two threads...sorry guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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