Where is my Starter Relay-Solenoid?


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Where is my Starter Relay-Solenoid?

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So my Starter started doing the "I'm not going to shut off for you" trick on my last ride. Luckily, it shut off after a few panicked minutes and I could make it home... only to find it doing it again while I moving the bike into the garage. Doing some research (thanks for your video, Scott) I discovered that it is a faulty relay (or Solenoid, please correct my terminology).
In Scott's video, he mentions that there are two, I found one by the battery and removed it (two cables and fuses going to a metal cylinder), where is the other one, and is it the same type?
Thanks in advance!


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Re: Where is my Starter Relay-Solenoid?

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Items # 11 and #13 in the diagram on this sites page are your starting relays.

https://www.mrcycles.com/oemparts/a/hon ... b9/battery
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Re: Where is my Starter Relay-Solenoid?

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Here you go:

Starter Relay A
Starter Relay A


Starter Relay B
Starter Relay B

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Re: Where is my Starter Relay-Solenoid?

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Awesome, thank you.


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