Starter Relay?

Hi mate

My neighbour had the same prob with his 06 ktm 525 was the starter relay coil breaking down, replace it and it will be fine

I just bought a 2005 FE 550e. The seller said he had checked it out and the relay was bad. He had ordered a new one and it was at the dealership. I went and bought the new relay and installed it but it still wouldn't crank. It is wired with the lead to the starter and another lead from the battery to the other high amp side of the relay. 12 volts is coming to the relay from the starter, the 12 volts then comes through the fuse to the two front low amp connectors and when the start button is pressed it sends 12 volts to the two back low amp connectors. It seems to me that should cause the relay to close and crank the starter but nothing happens. I can jump a wire across the two terminals, the one from the battery to the other going to the starter and it starts right up. Maybe the new relay is bad but what are the chances of that? There is a black wire (low amp) coming into the relay, I don't know what it is or where it goes but it doesn't seem to do anything where ever I put it. Does anyone have some ideas?

Try the plug that goes into relay mine where the wires going in plug (white connector) had pulled out a little bit so it would not start. They just can not connect with relay jus need a bit of movement from rear of plug forward.

Thanks for your replies. I found a wire broke up by the headlight, the black wire. I went and looked at my neighbors bike to be sure where it went and hooked it up. It works great now. What a nice bike! Thanks again for replying to this post.