Non starter

Checked the battery and that is fine, as changed the battery as last one was kaput, she fired up once and them stalled and would not start again makes a horrible noise (made a recording!) which is just a buzz but no engine turn over, I am leaning towards the starter motor but not had te to check just yet, however thought throw it out there and see if any other ideas, the bike is a vz800 that has been modified into a bobber and the electrics look a nightmare!!

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Jammed started perhaps? Have you tried rocking it forwards and backwards whilst in gear? not much help sorry.

Not tried, will give that a go tomorrow, also looking at the starter motor is covered in salt build up so may have an earth so going to heck that as well, thanks for the reply it's something else to try as scratching my head at the moment

I don't want to teach Grannie how to suck eggs but I have known a lot of people over the years saying that their battery is fine because it is reading 12v. A battery should read around 12.6v any less than that it can create issues.

I am going to get it tested and check the battery is ok as going to start from the beginning again and check each part as think I might have a couple of problems

You say you made a recording of the noise, can we hear it. That could really help the guys

It's on my phone I am able to send it to an email address, cannot upload it until I get to a computer which will be the weekend

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Email sent, thanks a lot

Crack on davey, gotta go to bed soon  

you sure its not just bin left in gear or the kill switch is on/off (what ever way u want to look at it)
sorry no help what so ever

Nope but thanks fat intruder, I am a numpty sometimes but made sure that was not the issue, kill switch off and would not get anything, anything is a help to see what I might of missed!

is the solenoid ok? hit or tap the starter with a hammer?

That's what I was thinking, starting soloniod (Morgan). also check that the leads are tight on the battery and at the starter relay.

Sorry I have received the sound track but can't find a way of uploading that to any of the storage programmes that I use.    By fuck is that one hell of a buzzing noise though

Aahhhh.... When my battery was knackered I got a strange buzzing sound too when trying to start.

And like Dave said in earlier post, I thought the battery was ok as it was registering 12v.

Could you borrow a different battery to try?

If you don't have a battery tester, you can always jump the bike from a car but only as long as the car is Not running.

Why not running Dave? Will it nadger the bike's electrics?

They are both 12volt & a car battery when idle is OK but if it is connected to a running engine it has far to much amperage. Basically its a massive NO NO. 
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