Dead battery, defective ignition switch, blown main fuse, loose or corroded battery cable at either end.
How cold is cold? If you are talking 0F or -15C or colder, your oil is congealing. You need an engine heater to turn your oil from lard back to oil so it will lubricate your engine. Otherwise, your battery might check out, however, it is not putting out quite enough amperage. You either have a cell in it about to die or you need a battery of higher amperage.
starter is bad Gen-R
Check for a heater flow valve in the heater hose they can rust shut easily it is a valve in the heater hose that opens when you turn on the heat and shuts when its not in use, if not then probably the core is plugged a radiator flush might help but you may need to have it cleaned and repaired.
the most likely cause is a flat battery and or dirty battery terminals check all electrical connections from battery to starter (hope this helps)
Your ignition is probably fine what you need to check is the starter solenoid, more than likely that is what has gone bad. To find it follow the positive cable from the battery and it should lead you to it. If you turn your ke to the on position and touch both terminals on the solenoid with a screwdriver the motorcycle will turn over.
dead battery or try taking the battery terminals off and cleaning the terminals and battery cables with a wire brush and rehook.
Well if everything but the starter engages when you turn the key the starter is bad, if not then your ignition switch may be bad. Starter would be my first choice in any case.
How cold is cold? If you are talking 0F or -15C or colder, your oil is congealing. You need an engine heater to turn your oil from lard back to oil so it will lubricate your engine. Otherwise, your battery might check out, however, it is not putting out quite enough amperage. You either have a cell in it about to die or you need a battery of higher amperage.
bad starter, or wire to starter
Check all of your wires for corroison on your battery terminals and all other connections.
try drying the insides properly with a cloth and tighten the screws properly.
Battery corrosion can be prevented by covering terminals with grease or installing washers under the terminals
your ignition switch or the starter solenoid is bad try jumping the solenoid instead of the starter, if this does not work, then change solenoid
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I have the same problem today, you can hear the solenoid when you turn the key but nothing, please help!!
There are two terminals on the starter, the main power terminal and the solenoid terminal. Sometimes the nuts on these terminals will vibrate loose over time and the wires from the two terminals will touch. This is what normally causes this condition.
The battery seems good, there is plenty of power, nothing happens when you turn the key. Just started. Was able to jump across the terminals at the starter and it turned over but would not start.