Hornet 250 not starting. Help!

[idb]

He may be a dick, but he has a point. 12.4 sounds a bit low for a resting voltage, and measuring the drop would tell you more about the current drawn and batteries ability when the starter is pressed.

Also, what is the voltage on the battery when its running?

Hmmm...shows ya what I know.
I would have thought 12.4V was about bang on.

[Katman]

Have you load tested the battery?

[Akzle]

Yeah...I guess you never learnt to read properly because you obviously missed the part where I said I tested the battery and it was 12.4V
Also why suggest that it could be a short in the headlight circuit causing the headlight to dim, then go on to say its caused by the current drawn by the starter? Basically repeating what I said

I just hate misinformation and bullshit in tech threads when people just want to find an answer to their solution, would prefer no response then random guesses and people trolling so in the hopes that this thread can actually be beneficial, I've found out what is hopefully the cause and its the three way diode assembly (part #11)http://www.lingshondaparts.com/honda...&block_03=1827 hopefully that is helpful if someone else is ever in a similar predicament.

well done dipshit.
Measuring the voltage once is not "testing the battery"
point to where i said "short in the HEADLIGHT circuit"

no? Me neither. Bring me your class notes from that "learnt to read" course when youre done.
Jizz stain.

[Akzle]

p.s.
A 3 way diode is usually a bridge rectifier.

[bogan]

Hmmm...shows ya what I know.
I would have thought 12.4V was about bang on.

I look for 12.6+ if it is in service.

p.s.
A 3 way diode is usually a bridge rectifier.

OR circuit, like what you need for the neutral/clutch switches.

[ducatilover]

Check battery voltage drop when you hit the starter, check drop from battery to solenoid, and solenoid to starter.

Your neutral switch is plugged in is it?