Clicking/ticking noise when trying to start...

[Handsome]

Just put the battery back on the bike after taking it off to give it a full charge, turned the key and waited for the bike to do the usual checks, when that was done I hit the starter and a crackling/ticking noise came from under the seat and the lights dimmed...

Checked the fuses ( coloured ones ) and they're alright, could it be the starter solenoid ?...

The bike is an SV 1000 S...
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Previous Bikes...Honda NSR 125 RR...Kawasaki Zephyr 550...Suzuki SV 1000 S...Yamaha FZ8...Current Bike...Suzuki GSX-R 750...

[Bomberman]

Good connection on the battery? Did it definitely charge?
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[Handsome]

Connections are tighter than a ducks arse, the battery is 50/50 even though the optimate is saying it's charged and bang on, going to try a new battery first, will pick one up either tomorrow or Friday ( I need to as the MOT's booked for Saturday )...

I'll report back when the new ones on...

*Cheers Bomb, I'd just found out what it could be and was coming back in here to delete the thread but as you've posted, I've replied...
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Previous Bikes...Honda NSR 125 RR...Kawasaki Zephyr 550...Suzuki SV 1000 S...Yamaha FZ8...Current Bike...Suzuki GSX-R 750...

[Bomberman]

[Handsome]

Yeah, new battery, charged, sorted it

I sometimes have a tendancy to think the worst when it's something simples, had a feeling it was the battery but when I heard the clicking/ticking I thought I blown something expensive, give me an engine and I'll strip and rebuild it, give me three pieces of wire and I'm fucked...

Started her up in the garage, forgetting I was in there, cue lights going on and people appearing in windows, new neighbourhood you see, they've all been sound so far, they're all thinking ' Well fuck, there goes the piece and quiet '...

I'd forgotten how loud it was myself tbh, nearly shit myself, sounds like Thor having an angry wank
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Previous Bikes...Honda NSR 125 RR...Kawasaki Zephyr 550...Suzuki SV 1000 S...Yamaha FZ8...Current Bike...Suzuki GSX-R 750...

[Bomberman]

[Handsome]

The Optimate first told me it was sound after an hour which is why I turned it off and started it again, then it said it was fucked, so I started again, after a few hours charge it was fine so I put it back on the bike and it started this thread...

But it's now sound and going like a two bob tart doing a two for one special...
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