my starter is not old but it is not at the spec that matte posted a oem starter should be. starters only get worse and out of spec with age and use. Thus a big battery from yamaha is installed from factory/dealer. My TL running time will depend on my battery. with my current deka battery fully charged, i get decent ride time. When i start my ski, the deka has 270cc (or close to it, which is why i chose the 270cc shoria when ordering to replace the deka agm) second start has less than 270, and third start less again then second start. etc etc. when my ride time goes down, i pull the starter and take a look. usually two things i find. sometimes my starter is hard to turn by finger. other times it is not. when it is hard to turn then one can see how it would kill the battery on a charging ski or a TL ski. The the starter i pulled last night before i rode turned freely still. I am suspecting the brushes are dusted up and wedged untight to the contact of the arb. either way, i noticed that with the backup oem starter that i bought used, must be in closer spec to a new orem then my 2 year old starter. the backup starter after my ride would give a cranking of 11's and not 10's like the other starter.
