Starter Clunk - Again

Starting Black Betty at the gym this arvo I had an "oh no" moment when I heard the familiar clunk/crack as the starter spins.
Once home it did it again in the garage too
What would be the odds of it happening twice to the same person?????????
Fark me

Jeez - I hope it's not - what else might it be or was the sound pretty much exactly the same?

don't think I'd rush out & buy any lottery tickets if I were you

Check the sprocket that joins the started to the sprag clutch .
Search "push starter ,crash bang "
Then again mine made a noise when it ran ,but worth checking anyway.

Im pretty sure its the exact same noise it made last time 6 months before shitting itself.
If it keeps doing it its farked. There is no intervention that will fix it or stopping the magnets from splitting.

Wish Honda made a similar bike!

Do you use a battery tender ?

gus wrote:Do you use a battery tender ?

Nope the bike is used almost daily 40+ km each way.
Battery is fine Gus.

I havent looked at the starter on the Bandit, but might be worth taking it out (or using the old one??) and talking to an auto elec who deal with custom starters, or even a machine shop (adaptor or mount modification). Maybe there's a chance of modifying a Busa, or Gixer starter to suit?
Thats shitty luck to have this problem happen to you - twice

2wheelsagain wrote:Im pretty sure its the exact same noise it made last time 6 months before shitting itself.
If it keeps doing it its farked. There is no intervention that will fix it or stopping the magnets from splitting.

Wish Honda made a similar bike!

Well, a Blade is similar in that it has two wheels. No?

http://motorcycles.honda.com.au/Adventure_Touring/VFR1200X

My god that's ugly .Looks like a duck but a ducks better looking .

This is the closest Honda make to a Bandit but I haven't seen any here

http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-reviews/honda/2013-honda-cb1000r-ar148239.html

looks seem to change when presented in different colour schemes

Cough ,splutter, that's worse .Put them BOTH DOWN .

CB 1300

You can only buy the 1300 s/hand as it has been discontinued here

According to team moto

And no one wants to let them go

Because their handsome .

Those Cb1000r are discontinued as of a few years back too.

Well Black Betty seems to be starting normal for for now so I'll forget about it for a while.

CBF1000 is nice

http://www.bikesales.com.au/Tig/UI/PagePopup.aspx?R=13636539&PhotoID=bd4751568337077822027&h_mid=5221947&f_mid=2822755&c_mid=5220337&pid=140964&tabID=1409177

Not bad ,still a looks a bit like "your dads bike" though .

Its the right color but there is something in the proportions that isn't right. It doesn't look as good as a Bandit IMHO

2wheelsagain wrote:Well Black Betty seems to be starting normal for for now so I'll forget about it for a while.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you mate.

PS: I did lose two clutch master cyclinders within 5 years on a brand new Kia Sorento a few years back - but I put that down to cheap Korean manufacturing.

Maaate what did you expect from honda

I thought this was interesting - seems like this bloke had a very similar problem with an SV1000.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2003-Bronze-SV1000S-Motorcycle-/251281291832?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item3a81883a38&_uhb=1

It's a potentially cheap SV if someone was willing to take the risk.

That does sound like the early signs of starter failure.
I would have had bits in mine if I looked early enough.