When I put it in first gear , pull in the clutch to start it , it lurches forward like the clutch lever isn’t pulled in. I put put it in neutral and the bike will start.
04 mean streak Starting issues
2004 mean streak with just over 10k miles
Hasn’t been ridden much the last few years because of this issue
First start up of the yr I get a click from the starter. So I put the charger on the battery and still get a click. I bump it in first gear , put it in neutral and it turns over strong and starts.
I take it for a ride , let it idle for a while. Turn it off and it barely turns over.
I put a new battery in it. Still get a click , have to bump it in first gear , put it in neutral again and it starts.
Hasn’t been ridden much the last few years because of this issue
First start up of the yr I get a click from the starter. So I put the charger on the battery and still get a click. I bump it in first gear , put it in neutral and it turns over strong and starts.
I take it for a ride , let it idle for a while. Turn it off and it barely turns over.
I put a new battery in it. Still get a click , have to bump it in first gear , put it in neutral again and it starts.
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Same happened to me with my ZR7, albeit with 20,000 (?) km or thereabouts. It was a stuffed starter motor. When I got it out, the brushes and commutator were basically one black carbonised mess. The bumping slightly while in gear I think turns it over a tad to a point where the brushes start working. Solution was (a) first to buy a rebuild kit which wasn't expensive but didn't actually fit and then (b) to get a second-hand starter motor from a wrecker and replace it altogether.
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