Starter Spinning on 2002 K1200LT

[wjwhitty]

Just took my 2002 K1200LTE out for the first trip of the year and stopped to get gas. Afterwards I attempted to start it and the starter just spun with no engine turnover. Panicked because I was 60 miles from home. Eventually I placed it in gear and moved it forward and back to try and force things to move around. Thankfully it started right up after that and I got home. It has never done that before and I only have 34000 miles on her. Any thoughts on either what it was or things I should do to prevent it from happening again. I'm a little nervious that this might happen again. Also noted a problem with my cruise control but I'll start a different thread for that. Thanks.

[greiffster]

Let me preface this by saying I don't know much about the K bikes. But, the starter is probably similar or the same to other models? It sounds like the starter bendix is not engaging. Perhaps have that looked at. I know some of the R bike starters get finicky when crusted up with dirt and grime. It is sometimes helpful to get those cleaned and sometime it just make more sense to replace the starter.

[Tri750]

There are several "if's"

 

How long have you owned the bike?

 

How old is the battery?

 

It will make more sense with more info from you I bet.

 

The Big K's have their own weirdness with battery voltage.