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You hear the solenoid clicking but it's not throwing the cog to engage the starter. Three things come to mind. Low battery (possibly caused by alarm malfunction based on the whee noise). Starter motor earth not clean or fixed properly. Sticking starter actuator, least likely option but a tap with a hammer was an old school short term solution.
I'd say low battery due to parasitic drain or the more embarrassing alternative, kill switch engaged, are high on the list of possibilities.
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I may have missed it, but what is the voltage on your battery?
My scrambler needs a high voltage to turn over. People often upgrade the rectifier to fix it.
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Any luck on this?
My Tiger did the same.Was the starter for me personally. Brushes were worn out. They can also get stuck.
Not sure where the starter is for you, but for the 800, it's in a garbage location. Wedged just behind the heads, so they get the full heat blast as you ride.
As a quick fix, I replaced the brushes and it's been dandy since, however, in the middle of summer, it does hiccup starting. When it goes again, and it will, I'll be getting a Rick's starter, which are way sturdier.Again, not sure where the starter location is for you, but it's a fucking bastard of a job to take out. You need patience and decent tools.
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Having issues with my Triumph Explorer.
Turn the key and it does the usual preflight checks, fuel pump makes its usual noise, but pressing the starter does nothing.
I can hear a "click" but nothing happens.
There is also a whining noise when nothing is being pressed.
Quite quiet, bit like a little "wheewhooo wheewhoo" almost like an alarm noise, but almost inaudible.
Turn the key off it stops after a few seconds.
Managed to get a brief splutter from the starter after 5 minutes of trying (moved it, tried on the side stand, tried sitting in it, tried bumping it before realising I had no chance of getting it up to any speed to jump start)
But it didn't catch an no joy after that.
Going back in a bit to chuck a beefy lock on it.