1997 honda valkyrie starts but somtimes it soul just make a clicking sound so i rocked the bike in gear and it starts somtimes, today I went out to start it and it made a loud clanking noise and now theres just a winding noise help please
Either you have a defective starter button in the right switch assembly. Take the right switch assembly apart and clean the starter button mechanism. Inspect the button for burning or melting. If damaged replace the right switch assembly. You may have a burnt or corroded contact bar in your starter solenoid. In this case you will have to replace the starter solenoid assembly. Or one last possibility, if you hold the starter button and hear the solenoid click then (while still holding the starter button) gently tap on the starter with a plastic hammer. If this tapping on the starter causes it to start spinning then you need to install a new set of starter brushes into the starter.
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If you have a loud clacking sound and you can hear the starter whirring/spinning but the motor is not turning over, then you will need a new starter gear and one-way clutch. Part numbers 17 and 18. http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcy...
Or if you want OEM Honda part numbers:http://www.babbittsonline.com/honda-moto...
Talk to a dealer service department, they can tell you how long it takes them to replace the parts. You cam get a Honda service manual and do the work yourself . Figure if the dealer says they can fix it in 4 hours it will probably take you 8 and you will probably need an assistant. The dealer can give you there hourly rate and time for the repair out of there service book. Not good news but I hope this helps.
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