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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.
Airhead-
I am a bit of a muggle so have no idea.
the only rebuttals are:
No alarm
Bike lights up as normal, so battery has some charge
Fuel pump primer (i guess) makes its noise.
before I press the starter motor the whine is there.
It is different today, more a constant noise.I can't tell if something is trying to spin/pump/move and can't.
Pushing the starter button does nothing.
This morning I popped it in gear and rocked it a bit, and tried a (probably too slow) bump start with no joy.
Turns out I have RAC cover, so will give them a call this morning and see if they can solve the riddle.
(There are no error codes if I open diagnostics, P0000 comes up)
DethBeard
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.