Hello - I've been lurking the forums for a little while, new to posting. I have a 2011 Royal Enfield C5 with about 6300 miles and counting.
At around 6,000 miles, I noticed the bike occasionally experienced problems starting. I'd hit the start button and the engine would turn over for a second and then it'd make a buzzing noise and stop turning over. I'd hit the start button a second or third time and the engine would then turn over and start.
Sometimes, I'd turn the key and kill switch to their respective ON positions, hit the start button, and nothing would happen - no noise, no nothing. I'd then proceed to turn the switches OFF and then ON again and the bike would start.
A few times when attempting to start, I have hit the start button and heard a buzzing noise (buzz noise only, engine didn't turnover). I would proceed to put the bike in gear and wiggle it around a bit to de-stick the clutch. I'd hit the start button again and the bike would start.
My initial reaction to this whole ordeal was that the starter sprag clutch is at fault, but since my bike is a 2011 model, I think it may have the updated sprag if I'm not mistaken. I am now leaning towards the issue being the battery (still the original battery on the bike). What do you all think?