Starts fine cold, wont when warm

[Goodvibrations08]

I have googled everything I can possibly think of and cannot narrow down the potential issue. It starts up perfectly fine when it’s cold. After riding around for a while and then try to start it again, push the start button and the lights turn off like normal and the starter just does one click. No if I do it several times between like 5-10 times it’ll eventually fire right up. It’s not Battery or start button. Battery is only a few months old, pulled it off and put it on the charger anyway to rule it out and it only said chargin it’s not battery or start button. Battery is only a few months old, pulled it off and put it on the charger anyway to rule it out and it only said “charging” for about 5 minutes then switched to trickle. My best guess is it may be the starter still annoyed which would suck because you have to replace the starter also, or maybe starter relay? I’m not totally sure but don’t want to just jump off and buy a new starter and then have to pay to have it put in as well

 

[Jersey Big Mike]

Pull the primary cover off when it happens and watch and see if the starter drive is pushing the pinion gear forward, maybe shaft is bent.
How do you know start button is good? Try bypassing it by sending power directly to green wire on stater. Switch could be intermittent.
What year model bike?

 

[bdm7250]

What bike and motor?

 

[Mr. Wright]

He has an 08 K9.
Sounds like your starter solenoid contacts are dirty.

Starting issues

Not a question, but a how to for fixing one of them. A guy called me because his bike wouldn't start sometimes. When it did, it spun over just fine, then he would go through days of it not starting. This is a good indication that the contacts in the start solenoid are dirty. To clean them...

www.bigdogbiker.com

 

[Reddickracing]

Clean contacts and put a slam button on it while u got it apart