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Good Afternoon all you brilliant GL1000 owners. I am having some issues diagnosing a starter problem with my 75 GL1000. It all started back in Dec 2022, where i noticed she was struggling to turn over but would still start. In Jan 2023, she stopped starting all together, I initially thought it was the battery but when I tested it, it was reading 12.84vlt. I did a bit of googling and I think I even posted on here back then, and I thought is was the starter relay. I tested the original and it seemed fine but I replaced it anyway, but to no avail. Someone suggested that it could be the starter motor its self so after a lot of research and YouTubing I decided to have a go at rebuilding the starter. I finally got around to doing it yesterday. got it all cleaned up, lubed up and back together, tested it and it purred like a kitten. I thought great, problem solved. WRONG. I got it back in the bike, put the fully charged battery back in it, tuned the key, hit the starter and.....click,click,click. starter motor wouldn't turn. I am at my wits end with this. not only will it not start with elec start but I can't get it to kick start either. I am pretty handy when it comes to these sort of things but this one has me stumped. I really want to get this bike back up and running. Does anyone have any clue where I go next? your advice is greatly appreciated.