A while back the starter on my 1980 cm200t stopped working all the sudden, but I let it be since the bike also has a kickstart. Recently I decided to try and figure out what happened. I figured out the problem was either the wire going to the starter or the starter itself, so I got the starter tested and it works fine. I have a multimeter but I have little clue how to use it to test if power is getting to the starter. The whole whether the current is ac or dc is where I get lost.
With a good idea of what was wrong I reinstalled the starter, but I wasn't completely sure I got the starter on to the gear even though it wouldn't go in that far if it hadn't, so I stupidly tried to pull it out just a bit to check, but I pulled it all the way out and pulled the gear off it's resting place. The gear went off the chain and fell into the cover somewhere where I can't see it anymore. I think I'll have to pull the cover off now because even if I fish the gear up I doubt I can get the chain back around it. I'm somewhat certain that I'll need to drain the oil to get the cover off. I need help to make sure that I have all this right.
I know people on here are a lot more familiar with the 400's, I can't imagine they are much different in this area, but if anyone needs pictures I can take some. Thank You!
With a good idea of what was wrong I reinstalled the starter, but I wasn't completely sure I got the starter on to the gear even though it wouldn't go in that far if it hadn't, so I stupidly tried to pull it out just a bit to check, but I pulled it all the way out and pulled the gear off it's resting place. The gear went off the chain and fell into the cover somewhere where I can't see it anymore. I think I'll have to pull the cover off now because even if I fish the gear up I doubt I can get the chain back around it. I'm somewhat certain that I'll need to drain the oil to get the cover off. I need help to make sure that I have all this right.
I know people on here are a lot more familiar with the 400's, I can't imagine they are much different in this area, but if anyone needs pictures I can take some. Thank You!