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Old 09-14-2008, 08:35 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Bike: 1980 GS1100 Suzuki
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Default Starter issue

I have a 1980 GS1100, the starter quit about 3 weeks ago, took out and down to an alternater/starter repair shop. Found the spring that holds the positive brush was broken, he replaced, and worked great on bench. Put in bike and you can hear starter spinning, but doesn't ingage the engine. HELP. I took the side cover off, the splines are on the gear and it spins, but the idler gear doesn't turn and ingage the crank. I don't understand why, any other starter I have ever incountered had a silinoid to ingage the starter. I am obviously missing something, and your help would be greatly appreciated. Before the starter failed, it cranked, but now??? HELP