electric start 24v

i have owned 3 bergs. 99 600 01 fc470 o2 650 the elect start has been a problem on 470 and 650. 12v is not cutting it i have spent hours on this problem i changed to a bigger starter a honda cbr-600 starter. stronger but still would not start the bike. i took a chance and hit the starter with 24v direct bike fired right up. starter was not even warm. on 12v got hot real fast. i am an electriction by trade and a mercury outboard mech. i have ran 24v to powertrim motors with no problems. i am going to try 18v to the starter and see what happens via a ballast resitor if one of these setups works long term. i will be a happy camper. having the motor start so easy on the button is better than christmas. i have started it countless times on 24v no hot starter and no problems as of yet. heck what did i have to loose. a starter! long term who knows but for now im loving it.two small 12v batt not that much xtra weight. charging both batt may take some doing but i will figure it out. i will keep the site posted on the progress of it.

yes that could be a problem. but i have had to deal with stator problems in the past. just how it is. not to many carb problems after altering the slide.anyway the bike starts so easy now. olny ? is why i did not try this sooner as with most mods its trail and error. maybe at a high price if something breaks. but i will take the chance.my left leg cant take it any more.other than starter problems. i have no complaints there is just something about them.love hate. call it whatever its hard to get away from them.just like my allison bass boat with 300+hp till death do we part! well you know

with all being said i know the 24v system will work. the reley is not an issue. one can still power the relay coil with 12v from one batt as i do with my boat powertrim. one can also use a elect contactor say 30 amp rated with a 24v dc coil. as far as the electrical starter. armature has thick windings as for the brushes a 4 brush system will hold the voltage. it takes less amprage to spin the motor with24v than with 12v. try it on 12v then feel the starter .or fry an egg on it. on 24v. starts the motor so fast it does not have time to heat up. at 6 am this morning i hit the starter once fired right up. no choke almost like fuel inj it was 39 deg outside. if this all works out it will be the best thing i ever did to the bike .i was more wore out starting the bike than riding it. im sure a rewound stator would have helped but the e start would still have been a problem. input from other people is a good thing. new ideas and help gives us hope things can be fixed or made better. or easier to use. my riding buddies use to say sell the husabergs and buy a bike that starts easy. until they rode the 470 and the 650 they said they might own one if the e start worked. i think im on the right path with the 18 or 24v system.time will tell.