i have an odd problem. i suspect the starter relay. someone tell me i'm right. here are the symptoms:
bike doesn't start
i hear the relay click so that tells me all the safety switches (clutch/neutral/sidestand) are working correctly.
if i jumper the starter directly to the battery, the starter cranks
starter relay, yes?
I'm pretty sure you're right, but just to check....did you go through the photo-laden post (http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=76808#76808) in the bike won't start!!! (http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9304) thread? It walks through a fairly conclusive starter relay testing method from the Clymer manual.
Mine does a similar thing from time to time. Especially when the engine is hot. I will go to start it and just get a repeated click from the starter. I then rock the engine back or forth a little in gear and she starts right up. I am not sure if it is an electrical issue inside the starter or what. All I know is that it has been doing this on and off for a few years now and it starts every time I move the engine a little by pushing in gear.
If you are having the same problem I am, it is not the relay. But, most likely the contacts inside the starter.
So, next time you experience it. Give her a push in gear and try again. If it starts, then you know it is not the relay (well most likely not).