MY BIKE WONT STAY ON IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN IT OVER. I CHECKED THE BATTERY I EVEN PUT A NEW ONE IN IT BUT IT KEEPS GOING DEAD. I HAD SOME L.E.D.S. PUT ON BIKE WHICH PROBLEM DIDNT START TIL THEN. WHAT COULD IT BE?

Where do you hear the clicking sound coming from starter relay in the under hood fuse/relay box or at the starter solenoid . Have battery an connections checked !

flat battery or bad batt terminal connection .........its the starter relay clicking .........check all earth wires re attached properly from removing head

Put a charger on the battery for two or three hours. Now start the bike up and use a voltmeter to measure the voltage across the two battery terminals while the engine is running around 2000 rpm. The meter should read around 14 volts. If not, the charging system needs to be checked. If the charging system is working properly then yes, something is draining the battery. You will need to check all the wiring and switches to locate the source.

ya i have the same problem and the clicking from my battery either the battery is done for therefore wont charge or it didnt charge long enough try an overnight charge if it dosent work then afraid its 50 quid for a new one

The bike must be in neutral when the kickstand is down or it will shut down. Its a safety feature.

Put the bike in neutral and it should fire right up.

If you can't get it out of gear, sit on the bike, put the kickstand up, pull the clutch in turn the key on and hit the start button, and it should fire right up.Make sure on/off button is on too.

If you tried that and it still clicks, check battery voltage, a low battery makes the solenoid click.
Make sure you have a clean battery terminals and tight terminals.
Check battery voltage. Most auto parts places will load test them for free.

If battery is good and it is in neutral and it still clicks, then the starter solenoid is bad.
replace the solenoid. And your bike should fire right up

more than likely the starter relay, it could also be connection problems in the starter circuit. I would test them before going after the starter or solenoid.

Those old Shovels are difficult to start sometimes. But, never make the assumption that a battery is good. Take it to an automotive parts house and have them check the battery. There is usually no charge for this service. If the battery is in NEW, has it been charged and does it have sufficient cold cranking amperage (CCA) to do the job. It takes at least 250 CCA for that bike with it 80 cubic inch engine. If you live in a very cold climate and you're running 60 weight oil in the engine, you need an even stronger battery.

Next, are all the connections good? Not only the connections to the battery but also the ones to the solenoid, starter, and the frame ground.

If everything I've mentioned here checks out and still makes that clicking sound, it could be several things. Where is the clicking sound coming from, the solenoid or somewhere else? If it's coming from the solenoid, the contacts in the solenoid could be burned. Disconnect the battery and all the connections on the back of the solenoid. One each screw terminal on the solenoid, there's a nut. Take these off as well. There are two screws left, take them out and carefully pull the black end cap off of the solenoid. Now look at the two bolt type connections that are made of copper. One or both of them may be badly burned and recessed. Notice the washer on the plunger inside of the solenoid. Does it look burned. If one of the bolts is badly burned with a recess that matches the edge of the plunger washer, you can turn it around 180° and reuse the bolt. If everything looks good, carefully reassemble the solenoid. If you try to tighten any of the nuts or the two screws, you can bust the phonelic cap rendering the solenoid useless. You can buy a solenoid repair kit if needed.

If the click is not coming from the solenoid, try to locate exactly where it is coming from. There is a starter relay that is usually located somewhere around the battery that will make a clicking noise. It's one of the plastic cube type about an inch cube. If this is making the click but not starting the bike, you need to use a test light on the small terminal of the solenoid. When the relay clicks, you should get power to the small terminal of the starter solenoid.

To test the solenoid, first make sure the bike is out of gear. Take an old screwdriver or something, on the back of the starter solenoid, jumper between the large terminal that the cable from the battery connects and the small terminal. When you do this, the starter should turn the engine over. If it does, your problem is before the solenoid and the starter. If it doesn't turn the engine over, it's either the battery, solenoid, or the starter.

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If you hooked it up to your truck.....you ruined the battery. You may have even damaged some of the charging system.

Yes

have had this issue before and was actually the contacts in the starter solenoid it did sound like a dead battery. Do you have a gauge or idiot light for your battery voltage? if you have a gauge watch it when you try to start it anything over 10 volts it should at least crank even if it is slow. otherwise you need to look at what could be draining your battery ie interior lights staying on, large aftermarket stereo system, the stereo usually will stay on for ten minutes after the key is shut off or until a door is opened. hope this helps good luck feel free to email me if you need any other suggestions