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Troubleshooting a Motorcycle that Won’t Start | Honda VTX 1800 | Partzilla.com
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2017
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Learn to diagnose a no-start condition on a Honda VTX 1800.
John shows you how to work through a list of troubleshooting tests to identify starting problems on our Honda VTX 1800. In the video, he tests the battery, checks the fuses, and tests the starter solenoid. John also checks the start button and run switch and shows you how a couple of safety features on the Honda VTX 1800 could cause starting problems.
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See an in-depth starter solenoid test here: • How to Test a Starter ...
See how to test the battery on your motorcycle: • Troubleshooting Motorc...
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS:
Removing the seat - 1:00
Testing the battery - 2:30
Checking the fuses - 2:51
Testing the starter solenoid - 5:00
Checking the starter button and run switch - 6:35
Checking safety circuits - 9:32
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In the video we’re working with a 2005 Honda VTX 1800. You may have similar steps on your machine. If you’re not sure whether these steps apply to your vehicle, leave a comment and we’ll get back to you.
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I love videos like this where things are actually shown and explained why the problem could occur. Thank you.
This is exactly what i needed! very clear instructions and easy to follow along. Thank you very much!
Great video. Just picked up a VTX 1800. Now i'm binge watching.
Hi John,
Beautiful day in New Jersey today and went for a long ride. Got home and the kill switch went screwy on me. I tried restarting the bike, lights, fuel pump, no cranks. Im no mechanic but your video was so easy to follow, I have confirmed that I have a bad solenoid, which I will get my replacement from Partzilla. I have an 04' VTX1800S1 and I've saved all your videos. Thanks! And I hope you will make some more!
Thank you for doing these videos . I have a 2004 VTX 1800S and this really helps.
I just watched this video. I did not know that there was two fuses in the electric boxes on the left hand side of the engine. Replaced the fuse for the fuel pump and BINGO!!! It started. Happy Days
I just purchased a 2002 VTX 1800c. This video will be beneficial in the future if I have any problems. Thanks for making it! :)
Excellent video! Very easy to follow and very helpful. Thanks for doing this!!
Very good video. In less than 13 minutes, you cover pretty much all problems than can prevent my bike to start. I have a VTX 1300 but most of it apply (even if I need to find the fuse somewhere else I guess.)
Very good teaching - clear and concise. Thank you very much.
I am blessed with 2-2002 vtx 1800 sr' and one vtx 1800 cr.
Having had these issues in the past i feel blessed with this on the net. Your great for us all. Thank you.
John is the best. you helped me find a incomplete contact on the starter relay. thank you John. now my bike works .
Excellent instructional video on electrical troubleshooting. Very easy to understand and follow your procedures as usual!
Glad it helped
You do just a jam up job on all your videos. Thank you so much. 👍👍❤️
Hey John always like watching the Honda VTX fix I have the 06 f VTX 1800 and I always get a good go about trying to find out what's wrong with mine when I watch your video so I hope you still have your 1800 cuz I like watching it thank you
My 2003 VTX 1800 has been sitting in my garage for over 1 year. I was fearful that the bike was going to be sold as "Not running" because I am not a mechanic and money is real scarce. I watched your video, replaced both 30a fuses, put a new battery and gas in the bike, and the !@#$ is now running! Thank you X 10. Now I have to clean and wax it, and of course get on the road.
I'm having a damn good week bro.
This video was super helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for this video, especially with the starter solenoid not clicking as it should and with the fuses. I have an 04 1800R and it just wouldn't crank over last week, replaced the battery and bought extra fuses as well as a new solenoid.
Absolutely GREAT video! Thanks for sharing!
excellent video! thanks for putting in together.
I agree with the previous guy that this is EACTLY what I needed.Thank you so much for being so thorough and crystal clear about the process
One weird footnote about my situation is that I’ve got a 1984V 65 magna that normally wasn’t having any problem except after the bike fell over and I finally got it standing up. It kind of started but ultimately just completely died and now I have no electrical. I’m not sure what the correlation can be from falling over and loss of electrical.
Not sure if an '84 would have a bank angle sensor, but the VTX in this video does. Its a mechanical switch with a rocker inside. When the bike leans past a certain degree (42.5° on the VTX in the video) the bike shuts off for safety. Sometimes that Bank angle sensor goes bad or gets fouled and the bike won't start. Likely not the issue in your '84, but I don't know much about the Magnas. I had an '83 Magna 750, but I honestly never worked on it before I sold it to buy the VTX1800.
Wow man you just save me a bunch! I Have a 2003 vtx1800r that I just had to replace the gasket on the left crank case. When I put her back together she refused to crank 😱 - Turns out my starter solenoid is bad. Not sure what these 2 have in common it was cranking over just fine before I did that, but this video really helped me to narrow it down and find the issue! - Thanks and safe journeys 😎🤘
Very informative video. Thank you👍
Well done. Easy to follow him.
Thanks your video helped me to diagnosed what was wrong with my vtx 1800 R. And saved me lots of money. that was my start button.
Glad we could help!
That is a really great video. Thank you
Great video. I’ve had my vtx1800 for 10 year and I was always under the impression that you never turn on/off the switch by the push to start button unless you had to kill the engine in an emergency.
Awesome thanks for making my life alot easier. Awesome video. Much appreciate
One of the best videos on RUclips! :D
I started with the first problem and vooom thank you sir. Didn’t know I had fuses on that side.
Thank you for the tips Sir! Help a lot!
This is an excellent video sir,thank you so much.
Very nice presentation Brochacho!! My bike tried to leave me stranded yesterday and went completely out of electricity after I flipped the switch. I had no idea what to do so I went inside the side panels and started moving wires around and when I was about to give up I gave it one more shot and it came on so there must be a short or something. I got to work with it again today but it started sputtering just when I got to work so im hoping I get home. maybe those fuses were getting worn or may be oxidized who knows. when I figure it out I'll let you know.
Very informative video about HondaVTX100 that won't start.Thank you.
Thanks for the video. That confirms my purchase now ,. Starter solenoid
Very informative video , thanks
very valuable information on starting issues. I actually had to deal with that problem on mine, except it was a physical problem. The starter button pushed in and broke, it didn't come back out, and it didn't start the bike. I didn't think to use the jumper, but luckily we were able to get the bike going because we were on a hill. Rolling start got it going. Wish I would have thought about the jumper wire though...LOL. So were you jumping from the actual red battery lead to the hot wire on the solenoid? it was hard to see with the hand placement, but it makes sense that it would work.
Thank you, komrade. This video helps me good.
Great videos sir! Very informative!
Thanks, Chris! Appreciate you watching. See you around the comments!
I watch many videos the very best video with explanation I loved it
Thank you for this video.
Nicely done, Thank You
Very useful video, thank you
Thanks you have helped me a lot
great job thanks
Thanks you great demo
Taught high school ASE cert classes. This IS easy enough to understand for my students, thus anyone !!! Excellent...........
Thanks again. After checking from the battery back I discovered the connector on the starter relay solenoid melting. Once I straighten out the connection on the four prong connector charging system worked like brand new.
That would cause a problem! Glad you got it sorted out.
I've watched few of your videos and found them to be Very informative. I recently bought a 2002 vtx 1800r (runs like a dream) are the engines very similar or completely different?
Thank You so much, Great Video !!!
Yellow wires don't have power so what you telling me
I have a question 🙋🏽 about a switch start button that burned out while troubleshooting a 2003 buell blast 500 , it turns out that the throttle cable inside the assembly got out of the track and made contact with either start or killed switch connection inside. I found out their was a problems with the control switch because the ignition fuse 7.5a kept burning out. I placed a 10a fuse to prolonged it a little longer and again it popped the fuse, then I went up to 30a, at which point the kill start switch assembly started to smoke , I want to test them connection, your video helped me start that process later today. My question is, other then the wiring, could I have caused other parts of the systems to burn out or fail while fixing the problem? I am waiting on a replacement kill start switch along with starter reply and system reply to come in, I also purchased the main wiring harness too... Thank you for the great walk through on that last video I saw
Hi John, just watched this video. Can you tell me what the voltage should read on the yellow/black wire on the starter relay solenoid ? I'm reading 12.2 when starter button is activated. My battery is reading 12.8 volts. The relay will pull in when jumped from battery to relay post ( yellow/red), but not when activated from the starter switch.(12.2) volts.
OMG I love you, thanks!
Thankyou so much
Thank you. I have had a loose relay connection or maybe a frozen relay. Sometimes no power, some times no start. When I physically tap relay, it will start up and run and restart normal
I have the same bike and great video I subscribed ❤️🏋️
Hey John, I'm working on the same bike I believe. 2005 Honda VTX 1800. I replaced the battery as well as the starter switch (kill switch & push start assy) .... When put my test light on the battery side of the solenoid (terminal) it lights up... When I put it on the starter side post it does not light up (not even when I hit the push start) ... However... when I put it on the yellow wire (starter side) and hit the push start that lights up... I cannot get the bike to start unless I run a screw driver across the solenoid. ** If I jump the wires it will NOT turn over... *** My guess is that it is in the solenoid but I am guessing at this point. Let me know what you think. Thanks, John Wheeler
Super good to know I have VTX 1800-C 2006.
Great video man I always buy partzilla. I was wondering I have a vtx 1800c, I was driving to work and it died on me not even 1 mile away from my house. I had hearing protection on so it was hard to hear anything. It had some not great power then died. I shut everything down and restarted and no problems since and I had done some rides after no problem. It kinda bothers me. What could that be?
i have an 06 vtx 1800F before i came across this video i determined it was the solenoid. there was no power going to the starter. now i got power to the starter but no start. all the test point to the starter. could they both go at the same time?
Thanks man
From Kevin Hill met up with you into. Fla. Possibly purchasing vtx 1800 I'll be in touch 4/22
If you have an engine that turns over...
but you engage kill switch into the run position but it isn't making the sound ( like its printing the engine)
Will turn over and over and over but not crank...
any idea
Thank you!! Just got my bike running from my works parking lot.
You don't need any tools to check a fuze. Just pull it out and you can see if it's blown or not. The starter relay is an easy fix, IF you are getting power to it, and it doesn't work, you can replace it with one from just about any small engine repair shop or automotive supply store. Other than that, it can also be the starter switch itself, which is another common problem when the bike gets older. They get corroded or can just plain wear out the connections.
ok checked to see if it would start using a jumper wire and it started no lights would this indicate a bad start switch.
Does this procedures also apply to the 2006 Honda vtx1300r?
Very informative much appreciated !
Thanks, Zytnia! Glad we could help!
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whats up man i have a cbr 600 honda f4i i replaced my starter solenoid and still nothing. every time i conmect it with a new fuse my fuse blows out? can u give me any advice?
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where are you located bro i would like to bring my motorcycle to you i know its simple stiff but idk what to do.
When I push the starter button the starter motor is slow to react. Sometimes it doesn’t react and I have to keep trying before the starter motor engages. I’ve cleaned the push button start feature, but the hesitation stayed the same. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Very nice run through of these switch/relay checks. Thank you. One thing I would have wondered when the main fuse was blown is 'What caused the main fuse to blow?' Because that's my problem. The bike ('05 VTX1800) will start and run, but if I shut it off and turn the key back on and it blows the fuse you mentioned. If I wait a few hours I can start it again (with a new fuse in place), but if I shut it off and turn it back on - 'pop' goes the fuse again. When I ran across my blown fuse, I thought I was on easy street (just like in the video), but my issue was not solved with a simple fuse replacement. I don't really expect anyone to answer this. It's just another non-start issue that may arise. It probably isn't as easy to diagnose though. Any help would be much appreciated.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Hi there, I have a question. Sometimes my bike won't start, all I hear is a clicking sound, then I tap it with my hand and sometimes it will start. But sometimes I have to tap/slap it a few more times for it to start. It seems to happen only when it's been sitting around for awhile. For example, when it sits in the garage for one day or when I went to lunch with a friend, a few hours after lunch it won't start. Also, when I put it on the charger it starts right up. Thank you for your advice.
My 2010 Honda Stateline was recalled for starter switch replacement. I'm so frustrated that it still doesn't work. Can anyone refer me to a good, reliable mechanic in the Jacksonville FL area.
Very easy to understand and informative video. Tha k you for the video!
I have a 2002 vtx 1800R/S. Did everything in the video and it still won't start. Battery is showing 12.50, fuses are good. Test lights work for the starter and inside the headlights like you mention. I can hear the fuel pump, press the ignition and headlights go out/dim but nothing else.
Any suggestions?
Do a health test on the battery, not just a voltage test. It's most likely just a bad battery.
Than you very much for sharin you knowledge with us!
hey John,...came across your video,....MY PROB. is that i want TO START my bike w/the kickstand down,...can ya help me out w/that,...also 1800 vtx c....
Excellent instruction, do you have video how to replace the starter button and kill switch assembly?
I'm the one Charles is inquiring for. I have a 2002 VTX 1800R Trike that I'm trying to get the starter/stop/kill switch replaced on and it's proving to be quite the challenge for me. The throttle cables seem to be my biggest issue.
I have a 02, 1800vtx. I have a short some where. When I turn the key on the 2nd main fuse blows.
Thank you for this video. I have a 2003 VTX1800R. Brand new battery. When the system is on, all other subsystems power on. I do "FINE-C" to verify start condition, I hear the Solenoid engage, but the starter doesn't spin. I feel confident it's a bad Starter. Does this check out with anyone else?
having same issue on my suzuki 1400 intruder,,,procedures similar?
Nice
Where did you connect the test light on the motorcycle?
I have a 01 Suzuki Intruder 1500. All of a sudden when I turn key on all lights turn on but fuel pump dont . Push start button nothing happens. Replaced starter relay twice . All 3 wire in the plug at top of relay are hot all the time with key on . Tested all safety switches (neutral, sidestand,clutch) and decomp switch and decomp relay and yhe relay behind fuse box they all seemed to test good . I tested on/off switch and start button both are good. I also have current all the way from start button through plug behind headlight then to the ecu when button is pushed . I don't know where to go from here?
great video . how easy is it to take apart the throttle cable on the start button, I just ordered it from you guys. I need to put in a new start button, kill switch.
It's not hard. The throttle cables just need a little slack to pop them out. You'll see once you crack it open.
This was great. My problem is battery is brand new. Bike died while i was on it. No power anywhere no lights no horn no start. The 2, 30amp fuses are good. Where do I go from there? Thank you enjoy all your videos!
How about if your starter is turning and there is spark, but it still wouldn't start? I drained my battery trying to start my gl 1800. It stands for awhile and starts again. Buy this problrm keeps occurring. Checked the fuses they are good. Could selonoid do this?
Question, with a battery not holding a lot of charge, can it interrupt the electric starter on the bike? I can use the crank but the electric starter on the bike just gives humming sound.
I have a 2010 Honda Sabre CS1300. It has an issue starting, even with a new battery it will not crank over enough to start the motor. I have to use a battery charger hooked up to the tender cables to start the bike. I can ride the bike around for 10 minutes but after I turn it off it will not start again.....Your thoughts would be very much appreciated.
i got 2006 , 1800 and trouble starting. i did everything you mentioned here and no good , any other
Could a stator be an issue of no power at all? I am troubleshooting I have no power. I've replaced the battery, starter solenoid, regulator rectifier, ground wires, checked all fuses and changed all fuses I have a 96 Honda CBR 600. I was driving I got to a red light and it just died. No power at all to lights
bless you first of all. man i have a Suzuki 750 1999 gsxr and bought battery and ignition switch nothing come on. i don't. know how to read a multimeter. but i had problems with the kick stand i rig the button to always still in it has been times. when. i started it and put it in gear that it would cut off .do you think it could be the kick stand switch or the on/ off switch.
If you put it in gear and it cuts off, it's most likely the kickstand switch.
Does the 1300 have the same fuse location on the left side of the bike?
I have an 07 1300R that has been sitting on a tender all winter. For a while it had a working headlight and 8n the spring that went out..No crank either.A new interstate battery since last fall.The starter button gave me on and off problems for a while when this all happened. Not being mechanical as most,it's spring and I am going to have my battery voltage checked out of the bike.
Fuses ,I'm not sure where to access.Someone stopped my seat bolt cap screws but I finally got em out.
Don't know how to find the parts to check next.
Makin me old fast.
How about on a 2016 softail deluxe same procedure
i have a 98 honda shadow that sat for two years before i bought her i did a lot of things new battery new oil and iol filter new starter soilnoid new start switch housing the problem i am having is i can start the bike ride it park it and 2 seconds later it will not start am being told its the recifer on the bike does that sound right
What can I check if when I start the bike the motor sounds like if I was still pushing the start button?
my fuel pump will not run. I put power to pump and it pumps and runs so I replaced the fuel pump start switch. still don't run. any help would be welcome. thanks
Hi there. I have 2016 Pagsta Bobber. I live in Lansing, MI. Around here no one knows working on this engine. I was trying to figure out what was wrong with my motorcycle and the engine is turning over but not firing up. What do you think would be the problem?
Not familiar with the brand, but all motors work the same. Is the plug getting spark?
Will work the same with a 2004 1300C?
Hi, my bike wont start after a long lay-off. I've checked the battery and it has a good charge, Checked the fuses you mention here and all appear to be ok. But still NOTHING! If you've any idea's? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks
This has been very helpful but for some reason my yellow is switched with the green wire , is that because it’s an S model
In my case today, 04 1300c, I had a similar experience where the bike wouldn't start. Battery good. I was able to get it started after a few attempts. I got it home and started measuring and checking. The headlight wasn't coming on with key on either. So finally, I just wiggled the start button sideways a bit and on came the headlight. I knew the switch was making poor contact. Tomorrow I plan to try to clean the start and the emergency kill switch with contact cleaner spray, if I can can get access to the internal switch contacts. I did the same thing with the turn signal switch several months ago.
Followed each step and bike turns over but won't start but I do not hear the fuel pump do you have a video of how to check the fuel pump