Bike won't start, new Harley battery, and starter bike 2006 FLHX Street Glide, all I get is a clicking noise from solenoid under seat

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What would you ground out on the starter?? Are you saying that the ground is poor and so you run a cable or such from the starter case to a known good ground and then it operates OR are you saying that you bypass the starter circuit and provide power directly to the starter and if so where do you supply it, to the battery terminal on the solenoid or to the starter side post of the solenoid.
New stuff does not matter unless it works. Do you hear the starter relay click when you hit the starter button and/or do you hear the solenoid click. If you hear the solenoid click you know everything up to that point is good. Then you have to determine if the solenoid contacts are getting current through to the starter windings. If you can spin up the starter by shorting directly to the starter side of the solenoid and the solenoid is clicking not rattling then the solenoid internal contacts are bad. If the solenoid just rattles the battery is weak or there is resistance stopping adequate voltage and current from getting to it.

Usually, a series of rapid clicks indicates a low battery, or bad connection somewhere.

A bad starter relay gives a single, loud click.

is your engine turning over, if it is, pull your spark plugs and clean them. this happens on my 98 Heritage Softail Classic. It sounds funny but from long warm ups with choke pulled they get carbon build up and this keeps the plug from firing. If your motor is not turning over then you Bendix gear is out on your starter.

The only thing you can do to the solenoid on the newer bikes (1989 and later) is to replace the large copper contacts inside the solenoid. Usually you can do this without taking the starter off on most models. Disconnect the negative battery cable and take the three small 3mm bolts out of the back of the starter. Remove the plate. Behind the plate is a plunger and a spring. Take these out. Look into the starter solenoid and you can see the two large copper contacts. You'll have to take the nuts of the battery cables on the start that come from the battery and to the start motor. They are 14mm nuts (Japanese made starter). If you can get to those without taking the exhaust off, it's easy to replace the contacts. If you can't get to it because of the exhaust system or something else, it could be a pretty good job.

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Steve

Usually this is caused by a bad battery or bad connection at the battery. Either way, take the battery out of the bike and take it somewhere that can run a "load test" on the battery to see if it's good. If it's good, you may have a problem in the solenoid section of the starter. The large copper contacts in the solenoid get burned after many starts and need to be replaced. Take the plate off the backside of the starter that is held on by three small 3mm screws. Remove the plate and pull the solenoid plunger and spring out. Look at the two large contacts inside the solenoid. Do they look like they are badly burned and not smooth on the surface? If so, they may need replacing. Don't forget that one of the contacts is still "HOT" as it's still connected to the battery. Before working in the solenoid, disconnect the battery.

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Steve

yea 11 plus but what about when the battery is under a load like starting. Do you have the clicking noise when you try to start if so get a battery