2008 Suzuki Eiger - Starting Issues

hojnowsr · July 2, 2012

Could use some thoughts /help with this one PLEASE!!!

When I depress the starter button (with the key turned on neutral lite on and oil light on) the quad does not start that is no juice gets to starter to engage it. BUT the elelectric at the consol cuts out/shuts off -lites neutral lite and oil lights go out AND the starter relay makes a funny sound and vibrates if you hold it. Then if I shut the key off and wait a minute or so and then turn the key back on the electric/juice comes back on. I am 100% sure jucie is getting to the starter relay in question the fuse is OK-does not blow out

It appears it's resetting itself????? I am thinking that the starter relay --the unit next to the battery where 1 wire comes from the battery and the other goes to the starter is shot?????????????????????????

I would take it to a shop but they are relativley far away and I'd have to leave the quad and then go back for it- time consuming and expensive I am sure?????

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO could I PLEASE hear from the crowd on this????

Thanks ever so much- Elder statesman- BOB

Edited July 2, 2012 by hojnowsr

justme21 · July 3, 2012

Could use some thoughts /help with this one PLEASE!!!
When I depress the starter button (with the key turned on neutral lite on and oil light on) the quad does not start that is no juice gets to starter to engage it. BUT the elelectric at the consol cuts out/shuts off -lites neutral lite and oil lights go out AND the starter relay makes a funny sound and vibrates if you hold it. Then if I shut the key off and wait a minute or so and then turn the key back on the electric/juice comes back on. I am 100% sure jucie is getting to the starter relay in question the fuse is OK-does not blow out

It appears it's resetting itself????? I am thinking that the starter relay --the unit next to the battery where 1 wire comes from the battery and the other goes to the starter is shot?????????????????????????

I would take it to a shop but they are relativley far away and I'd have to leave the quad and then go back for it- time consuming and expensive I am sure?????

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO could I PLEASE hear from the crowd on this????

Thanks ever so much- Elder statesman- BOB

my opinion on this you have it figured out. another thing i would possibly check would be your relay and if the bike has a belt light i would check it to see if mabey it is resetting itself i used to have a kawasaki 750 bruteforce that done this exact same ended up being belt lite needed to be reset from factory. but also mine wouldnt run very strong as it was i could get the bike to fire though.

oxidized_black · July 5, 2012

bad connections or bad relay IMO ....

hojnowsr · July 8, 2012

Oxidized Black BINGO after all the several electrical items I fixed /or replaced-which were shot, the last item causing a problem was a bad connection at the battery--YOU WERE RIGHT-TX

quad starting up A-OK