03 VS1400 won’t turn over after stator/pickup coil replacement

[Herb]

What is the battery voltage when cranking the engine?

Does it sound like the starter is turning the engine as fast as it did before the problem?

I had a problem with corrosion on the starter terminal.

[plyr1]

Not sure about the voltage and I don’t have a meter, I just used my batterie chargers light to tell combined with the fact I tried the batterie with another bike and it started up just fine. It defiantly sounds the same from what I can tell, It usually starts right up though so hard to tell.

[navigator]

When I press the start button it clicks a bit then sounds like it’s trying to start.

Battery fully charged? Sounds like it may not be?

You say it clicks, then tries to start....
I have to agree that it is a battery issue...or dirty corroded connections.
Using jumper cables to another battery usually doesn't work well because the jumper cable clamps have a minimal contact area.
9 times out of 10 a weak battery / connection will not supply sufficient current to power the starter and the plugs.
As recommended sand all of your battery/frame/starter connections.
Take your battery to an auto parts store and have it LOAD TESTED, it is probably weak.
These bikes run on electric, the engine is just there to charge the battery.
JMO.

[plyr1]

Will do

[sgtcall]

Will do

Like Nav said have the battery Load Tested before you waste time doing anything else. If the battery is bad you are wasting your time.

If you are pressing the start button with the clutch out it should only prime the system and should not try to start unless of course your clutch switch is bypassed.

[plyr1]

I believe I was able to get it figured out, the bike is running seemingly well now but I only rode for 5 min or so, I’ll go out for a longer ride tomorrow. Thanks a million to y’all for helping a fun fun like me out, it makes riding a much more enjoyable experience.

All I did was replace the battery, I was really hung up on the idea that it had to be the pickup coils due to just having replaced them and then the sudden issue but given so many here mentioned it and I found a hole leaking fluid in my main battery I decided to give it a shot. The big mistake I made was assuming that because I hooked up the bike to my car battery which I know works, the battery could not be the issue, I did not realize that using jumper cables limits the power that can go through and I was using the cables to make connecting the battery easier given I was doing it a lot. In the end The battery in the bike know is one I tested before but it’s no longer connected through the cables. Hopefully this is in fact the main issue and there is not something else causing my battery to go bad, I’m going to get a meter tomorrow and check the charging system. Again, thanks for the help.

[Herb]

Thanks for letting us know what the problem was.

It's really easy to get wrapped around the handle on a problem that seems related to something we just did.

[Designer]

Thanks for letting us know what the problem was.
It's really easy to get wrapped around the handle on a problem that seems related to something we just did.

Thank you sgtcall, navigator and Herb for your Good Call about it being the Battery. Looks like plyr is going to be in good shape.

What Herb said about first focusing on .. "something we just did"...only makes sense when diagnosing the problem. Interesting how the battery issue cropped up at the same time.

Coincidences do happen!