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Hi all. Came to start the electra x on the button this morning and the starter motor would not stop until the battery ran down. have now disconnected the wire to the starter and this is still live. any ideas ?

Hogman,
Starter ssolonoid is shot, sounds like the contacts have stuck themselves together

---------Hell HOGMAN, yes--as NORM says. Basically the solenoid is an electro-magnetic switch which is used to keep the heavy traction current away from the lightweight handlebar push-button. A piece of thick, copper strip is made to contact across two copper studs ( the two terminals with the leads attached to--). Sometimes they can become welded together due to arcing just as contact is about to be made. Some designs of solenoid can be dismantled and repaired ( The trade-trick is to turn the contact strip over onto the other face ). PLEASE DON'T PAY "SILLY" MONEY for a "genuine" Enfield one. There was a similar thread on here not so long ago-----This is the one I use for my 1975 GL1000 Goldwing. Should be ok for the Electra also }-----http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STARTER-RELAY ... 607-------

----------wots up wiv der linkz 2-day ?? GOGGLE}---HONDA STARTER SOLENOID GL1100

Thanx Norm and Alan.Yeah it was the solenoid,a quick bash against the battery carrier unstuck it temp. Guess I will source a replacement ASAP.