James H
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- 73
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- Ohio
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- James
- My Ride
- 2009 Triumph America
If you are having a problem with your Triumph just going "click" when you try to start, I have figured out the problem AND how to easily fix it. Assuming you have a good battery, good connections, etc. Some of the Triumph models have an electrical design problem. If you have a Triumph that keeps the headlight on throughout the starting process it draws too much juice and because of the voltage cut-off settings in the CPU it shuts down the starting process and all you get is "click." The settings cannot be changed or re-mapped. The fix is to install a toggle switch on the headlight assembly so you can shut off headlight when starting. Very do-able for do it yourself or have mechanic do it. Drill hole in headlight assembly, splice toggle switch wire into hot wire for low beam of headlight, push toggle switch up though hole and secure with nut. If you want to be sure that this is your problem, before you install toggle switch, open up headlight assembly and just unplug the plug going into headlight. If bike starts, you now know what to do. If bike doesn't start, then look elsewhere, relay, solenoid, starter, etc. I had the click problem REAL BAD with my 2009 America. After installing toggle switch, no more clicks and my bike even starts in freezing cold weather. My bike is an un-heated garage and there is no electric to plug in a battery tender.