Starter i had a problem like this, charged battery and bike wouldnt start, my bike 2000 1100 v star found out it was not enough ground going to starter and that this bike is notorius for having start issues with starter cable being to small for bike system, i added in a new Ground wire and bike begun to start with no problems

Hardly some wire somewhere being ground and drawing power??

Check ground wire that usually connects from battery to Starter bolt.
Or at least clean connections at battery terminals

Starters take a lot of Current to turn, bad connections at battery will allow many functions to appear fine but No Crank at teh Starter

sounds a bit like either a battery that is starting to go bad and not giving you enough cranking amps or a loose or bad ground wire.

I would check all the cables to the starter, battery and frame to be sure of clean contact and tightness.
also try a new battery to see if that helps
if this all fails then you may have to pull and rebuild the starter

hope this helps

Most likely it is your battery. If it started when you jump started it then the battery was too weak, and it won't hold a charge, so when you park it overnigt it is not strong enough to start the bike. You may have loose or corroded cables and that can lead to a weak battery because it wasn't getting charged like it should. Unfortunatly when bike batteries get that weak they usually need replaced. Unlike a car battery they can't take the punishment of improper charging.

first check battery for full charge 12.5 to 14 volts. second corroded battery cables can cause this symptom.third check connections to battery and starter and ground are clean and tight. fourth, click in small box maybe a malfunctioning starter relay- you can ask dealer if your bike has one. last possible starter failure.

If after market battery may not have enough cranking amps.Turn on lights an try to start.Lights go dim to off battery bad.If lights don't change it's starter.One bad cell in battery can mess with the power to turn starter enough.

Charge battery to full, start in neutral, still clicks? Bad ground, or bad connection. Jump starter solenoid with screwdriver,etc. if motor turns over the relay is bad. Chaz Moto DC

the battery is charging ok if not the bike wouldnt run-ur starter motor needs inspection-maybe the rotor or brushes r froze-1st chec wiring that gos to the starter-could be loose or bad-with a manual u can disasemble n test the motor-ni dong ma zai jian

If lights dim when trying to start,Battery is to weak(may have 12 volts but not enough amps)
Bike dieing when removing power from jumper says the lighting coil on the stator plate is bad and this could also have killed the voltage regulator,Which would kill the battery by over charging it.
Hesitation and carbon smell could be from a non firing cylinder.

So,Take the battery and have it load tested (free at most auto part stores)
Check for power from the lighting coil on the stator
Replace the voltage regulator.


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I had the same problem and found the ground was corroded. Short the negative side of the battery to the frame and try again, you should get it started immediately!!!!!!!!