mmslash
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So I took the battery out of my 98 v-max last fall, charged it and put it in my heated basement on a wood block. Took it out last week, charged it at 2 amps overnight and threw it in my v max. Went to start it, lights came on, but no vboost sound and nothing else happened. Made sure it was in neutral, side stand up and clutch handle pulled in. Still nothing when hitting the start button, lights do go off and oil and gas lights come on. So using a screwdriver I short across the relay between the two coils, and it turns over normally and I can get it to start and idle just fine - but that relay is clicking like mad. Still in neutral with the side stand up. Still will not crank but at least now, I hear the vboost running like it should but starter button will not engage starter. I checked the relay wires with a test light and the two wires coming in from a connector have power on both sides as does the direct wire from the starter but, obviously, not the other side (or the starter would turn over). None of these change when hitting the starter button. I checked all of my fuses and all are good. I did nothing else to the bike other that remove and re-install battery and checked all of the connections around the two coils that you have to remove so as to remove the battery. I'm thinking it's that starter relay but I'm worried about the clicking noise I hear when the cycle is running. Any other ideas?