raptor not starting

[warrior405]

the past few days i have been having to charge the battery on my raptor 660 so it will crank. the battery is only 6 months old. today i went to crank it and it will just make a click noise and that is it. i tried to jump start it with my pickup turned off and still just a click. i got a volt meter and it shows 12.8 volts. i tried to short the solenoid out and when i did that the solenoid would not even spark or turn over the motor or anything. would could the problem be?

[charlijet]

sounds like the starter itself is bad. put 12 volts to it directly

[Doctorturbo]

Charge the battery overnight and then try it. If it dosen't work then load test the battery. Battery voltage means next to nothing.

[warrior405]

charlijet read my mind. i went and put full 12v on it and didnt work. so luckily i had a spare starter. put it on and cranked over faster than ever!!

[readymixer169]

If you could pull start it (pop the clutch) and it starts I would definetly suspect a starter/silinoid issue