What is wrong with my bike when its power turns on but the engine won't turn?

Question

Lately when I've tried starting my bike, I turn the key and all power seems to be there... but when I go to start it, it clicks once and all power is lost. But then 3 seconds later the power comes back on. I go to start it again and the same thing happens. Is it the battery? or something more serious? Im not sure what the symptoms of a bad starter is supposed to look or sound like.

Answer 1

It can be many things. Check your battery. Check the connections are clean. Check the battery is full of water. Check the ignition switch, and start button. Does it have a switch on the kick stand? Does it have a netural safty switch. You see there are numerous things. We do not even know what bike you have. Provide more information.

Answer 2

symptom,s point to dirty,corroded,or loose battery or cable connection,s...possible dead cell in battery but check your connection,s first..good luck!...if the connection,s are fine..put the bike in gear , remove the spark plug,s , then try to roll the bike to insure the engine is not seized...if you can get it to turn..then check the starter...a bad starter can blow a circuit breaker then it will reset only to do it again.

Answer 3

if it goes off then on again its probably the battery. If a starter was shorted it would go off while you held the starter button only.

Answer 4

The battery has insufficient power to turn your bike over - it takes much more power to turn the engine than it does to light the lights.

Chances are, if it's over a year or two old, that it needs replacing.

Try charging it first, though - might just be flat!

Answer 5

When I had that problem it was because the positive cable was slightly loose.

Answer 6

check all your connections before you buy anything

Answer 7

maybe its a dodgey battery terminal or dodgey fuse connection. if it was the starter moter it would click and not loose power. good luck  

Answer 8

It seems like you have a loose connection in the ignition starter cables, these are wired to the key barrel.

GDJ.

Answer 9

Just a bad battery or battery connection.