starter turned on by itself and doesnt quit

[movenon]

Ignition switch shorting out intermittently ?
George

[fj11.5]

My mum used to have a v8 valient chrysler that liked to start on its own when hot, was a short in the starter motor,  but I'm guessing that was due to the solenoid as its mounted on the starter motor itself,  but I'm sure you've checked the solenoid

[RichBaker]

You have a short somewhere.... does it just crank? Or, does it actually start and run?

[squidley63]

I'm having no crank issues with my bike and during the troubleshooting process I found that the power for the starter comes off the battery lead. All it does to activate the solenoid is ground the blue/white wire that comes off the solenoid. Cranking with no key is definitely a short to ground on this wire.

[djfrankv]

I'm having no crank issues with my bike and during the troubleshooting process I found that the power for the starter comes off the battery lead. All it does to activate the solenoid is ground the blue/white wire that comes off the solenoid. Cranking with no key is definitely a short to ground on this wire.

Well I finally have good news regarding the freaky "starting on its own issue" with my bike. I just wanted to post this in case anybody else every has the same or similar problem. The culprit was the BLUE/WHITE wire that plugs into the Relay/Solenoid....I traced it thru the wiring harness and found a little piece of the housing on the wire had worn off near the engine head area and the frame making a contact. I remember trying to hide the wiring harness above the engine so that it wouldn't show and the bike looks cleaner. Well when I pushed up above the head area...it got very tight in that space not to mention the heat of the head and vibrations caused the wire to crack and make contact with the engine or frame. So there you go! Glad to be back on the road! Hurray!