Starter button?

I have a KZ1000p police bike with a starting issue. I had replace the spring on the starter button. It work once to start the bike and now I won't start at all. I check all the fuses I have control panel lights, my strobs light works. I'm totally lost in finding a solution to my problem. Can anyone help or have u had this kind of problem on your bike?

I would get a multimeter and do an ohm check of the smaller wires going to the starter solenoid. If you get resistance with the wires unplugged from the harness wires, it's probably good. If no resistance, then it's gone bad.

Starter Solenoid Checkout

Some simple steps to determine what is working and what's not:

1.Fully charge and test the battery(most bike shops can load test the battery, and then use a floating ball hydrometer to check specific gravity in the charged cells).

2.Clean all battery terminals of corrosion.

3.Tighten all starting related connections(Positive RED(+) battery terminal, Negative BLACK(-)terminal) and from the terminal to the engine case. All connections must be clean and tight.

4.Clean the cable from the starter solenoid to the starter motor.

5.Clean and check the "bullet connectors" going to the coil side of the starter solenoid.

6.Try again to start the bike, keep in mind some Kawasaki’s have a clutch interlock to prevent cranking the engine while it’s in gear, so the clutch lever must be squeezed.

7.If no luck, go to step #8

8.Wearing eye protection, bridge with pliers or a screwdriver the two heavy duty(large)terminals on the solenoid. If the bike cranks, your solenoid may be bad.

9. If the starter won’t turn over, one of several things has happened; The starter motor has seized due to brushes binding up, lack of lubrication in the bushings of the motor, the battery is weak , the engine has seized or it could be a combination of any of the above. Some websites for starter motor rebuild kits are:

A. www.mawonline.com/newsite/rick_s_motorsp...-starter_brushes.htm

B. www.cyclewareables.com/pages/street_star...kits/startmtrkit.htm


10.The dealer may want $$$ for a new solenoid, but take your old one along and visit the nearest riding lawn mower shop. They have solenoids for about $15 that with a little work will fit. Be aware that the new solenoid from the lawn mower shop may require a ground wire for it to work.

11. I’d recommend upgrading from the existing battery cables to at least 6 gauge welding cables.
They are available in two colors(RED and BLACK) have more flexibility due to being constructed with finer conductors, and will fit in tighter areas.

12. The welding cable is sold by the foot, so take careful measurements or bring your old cables along. Most battery shops might be able to supply the cable too, so call to find out. The battery shop should be able to crimp/swage on the end of the welding cable the terminal ends or lugs using either a dedicated crimping machine or a tool that looks like a bolt cutter that has special dies to terminate the cable.

Another thought is possibly the starter lock out switch on the clutch lever has either failed or gotten dirty.

Kawasaki designed it so the clutch lever had to be squeezed to start the engine. It also made it safe to start in gear as the clutch is dis-engaged.

Remove the handlebar clutch lever, inside the "perch" you'll find a switch plunger the pops out when the lever is squeezed. My suspicions are to check this switch too.

By the way, in case you end up needing one, the little button is available seperately from some vendors. i found that out after painstakingly carving one out of a plastic knob.