I went to start my Bonnie (with a break in the weather), and got only a clicking noise from my solenoid. So, I trickle charged the battery a bit, and that made the clicking go faster, but no starter motor activity.

I put a meter on the battery terminals and it showed 11.48 volts. I then put my meter on the power terminal on the starter motor terminal and got intermittant readings, but most of the time no voltage (my wife pushing the ignition button while I read the meter).

Is this just a bad battery (this is the third winter on this stock battery)? Or is this a solenoid problem also?

BTW, after conducting these tests, the battery voltage output dropped to 8.47 volts (seemed like a quick drop to me)

Any electricians on the boards? And if so, any input?

-BT


"Speedmaster" is a title not a name, - and the title is not plural.