Starting Problems My bike started fine before I replaced the clutch push rod, the back sprocket, and the chain. After replacing those three I could only start the bike by bypassing the starter using the battery terminal. The only thing that I did that could potentially mess with the starter is the clutch push rod. Does anyone know what might be going on? Any help would be great. Thanks.

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If there is a clicking noise when you hit the starter button, then the relay should be fine.
If there is no sound, check the fuses before removing the starter.

SOURCE: Starter problems

you need to check and see if you have 12volts at the relay and if you have 12volts at the wire from the switch on the relay. if you are getting power to the wire from the switch then you may have a bad starter relay.

SOURCE: 1991 suzuki intruder 1400 starter cranks strong but won't start

the battery will build up calcium and wont hold enough kick charge to start bike thou the battery will test ok in this instance,, this happens when a bike sits for a while without a start

hpoe this helps

SOURCE: Suzuki GS 750 Starting

Hi
Sounds like someone has customised your bike - does it have a RH switchgear?
there shd be 3 connectors for the RH switch in headlamp - a 3 pin & 2 singles, the 3 pin has 2x orange/white + 1x yellow/green, this connects to 1x orange 1x orange/white +1x yellow/green wire which are for the kill + start
The singles are 1x orange/green + 1x white (loom side) which go to 1x orange + 1x white respectively, these are for the brake light
If you are keeping the kill sw then its only the yellow/green wire that can be discarded.You can also follow it back to the starter disconnect sw - junk that - keep tracing it back to the starter solenoid & junk that too. If you want to keep the electrical accessory output terminal then connect that straight to the battery or to the orange wire from the ign sw to the fuse box. You can also junk the thick wires from the solenoid, 1x to batt + 1x to the starter motor
You can junk the starter motor too ( 2 bolts then pull away from sidecase & up at the rear) but make sure you block the hole up!
If you want to bypass the ign sw then disconnect the 4 block from it & jump the red to the orange & also the brown to grey (for lights etc)
Good luck & ride safe
Bike-Doc

Greg O'Day

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• Posted on Oct 03, 2009

SOURCE: how to bypass solenoid

If the starter has stopped working then no there is no way to bypass the bendix on the starter. Sorry