Starter keeps on running ,won't stop

[pimpride]

Hello,has anyone had this problem where the starter motor keeps spinning after the engine is started??

[Vivo]

stuck relay switch..

[pimpride]

so that means it needs replacement??

[Vivo]

Yes.  the contact plate inside the starter solenoid is stuck. What causes this is that the contact plate becomes pitted from arching on the two contact points. The pits are actually like rough arching spots on the plate and the the two copper points. When those surfaces get like this and you hit the key, the plate hits the two contact points and all the contact area is roughened up. When they contact they arch and it sort of welds the plate to the contacts and it won't let go when you let up off the key. The spring in the solenoid doesn't have enough power to pull the plate back off of the two contacts to break the welded contact condition.

[max oradea]

I had it once after i washed the bike with jet wash, the switch on the handle bar was the cause, after a few flicks of the switch and water evaporated the problem was gone. Did you wash your bike recently? and if you did next time avoid getting water over the switch.

[Vivo]

I had it once after i washed the bike with jet wash, the switch on the handle bar was the cause, after a few flicks of the switch and water evaporated the problem was gone. Did you wash your bike recently? and if you did next time avoid getting water over the switch.

This too...

[Mike-the-Bike]

A new starter relay is only about $35.00, and is super easy to replace.  I did mine last year--took about 5 minutes.   If your bike got wet, blow out the handlebar control modules with a blast of compressed air.

[Vivo]

He's not coming back...