Bike wont start just a clicking - 1990 kawasaki ZZR 1100

yes sounds like carbs need to be stripped and cleaned once that's done and bike ok you better off putting an inline fuel filter on bike stop any debris going in carb again , filters are good for about 1000 miles so worth putting one in

When you try to start the bike, does anything happen? Noises? Clicks? Or is it silent and nothing happens? If you hear a click or it try's to start but doesn't turn over. If nothing at all happens when you hit the start switch then you most likely have an electrical issue, versus if you hear the starter click or try to start to bike, then that would mean a mechanical issue.

clicks means a starter solenoid has gone bad... wont start is a whole other issue... possibly a CDI issue

sounds funny but try hitting the seat...either that or your starter motor is shot

check battery connetion n starter connection

It sounds like the starter solenoid (you said rectifier clicking) may have burnt contacts. If you jump the solenoid with a piece of wire (touch the wire coming from the battery to the wire going to the starter ) and the starter works, it's a bad solenoid. If you hold the starter button and gently tap on the starter with a plastic hammer and the starter works, you need to replace the starter brushes.

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

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

Initially, determine if there is a clicking sound when the START button is pressed. The click is significant. If there is, this indicates that the starting relay is engaging but for some reason, the starter motor is not cranking. This could either indicate a faulty starter relay (particularly the contacts) or a faulty starter motor (specifically, the carbon brushes). To determine which:

• with the side covers off, expose the starter relay particularly the 2 large terminals;
• have somebody start the bike normally using the key and button start switch;
• determine if indeed the clicking is coming from the starter relay;
• while the start button is still pressed, jump the 2 big terminals;
• if the engine cranks, then the internal contacts of the starter relay are corroded or burned;
• if the engine will not crank, then the starter motor is faulty.

If there is no click, you may want to check the alarm/security/immobilizer if your bike is so equipped. others to check would be side stand switch, clutch switch and neutral light indicator.

Good luck and thank you for using FixYa.

Remove battery and get it charged the tested..More likely its failed. when engine is running check battery voltage it should be 12.8 to 14.2 volts with good battery

What is it doing exactly, any clicking, buzzing, any noise at all, or nothing, no sounds at all? Especially in the starter area.