[lectraglidedad]

After my top end rebuild on my 87 glide my stock hitachi starter stuggles to turn over the engine. New battery and pistons were only 5 over so it's not high compression. Will a starter rebuild help my problem or can I adapt the newer starters to this motor. Any ideas on how to increase the cranking power.

 

[blueglide88]

starter

I have the same problem and would be interested in any ideas.

 

[lectraglidedad]

If my battery is fully charged or if the bike sits in the sun and is warm I don't have a problem. Even before the rebuild it was slow to turn over, but always started. I have the 22 amp alternator, I wonder if I need to upgrade to the 32 amp to keep my battery strong? How many amp is your bike charging

 

[MoPower]

It sounds like the battery may not be charging. What is your idle speed? It should be around 1000 RPM.