Dave 90% of the time this problem is caused by the connector block in the back of the starter solinoid not making a good contact or even falling out, you will see many a Ducati with it tie-wrapped in, often just wiggling it while pushing the start button works, well it always did on my old 916

The sidestand bypass might still be the issue, it was on Lily's bike...

I'll have a look at all this tonight and report back.
Typically I've just sold it and now it want's to mess me around :(

I had similar on my ST and it was one of the relays gone a bit green round the gills. Trouble is that there are so many interlocks that without a wiring diagram it's difficult to say....why did my 888 fuel pump refuse to work when one of the fuses in the fuse box was loose? Nothing to do with the fuel pump fuse but must have been in the circuit somewhere.

same thing happened to my 916, it was the solenoid
there is a white two pins connector, check that this is not loose.
I still changed the solenoid and all was well

Hello Dave996

as Skids says above, the solinoid is in red and No.22 sometimes works lose
may work checking all connectors to the battery.

good luck



TopiToo

I had a simular problem on my 748 turn out to be a dodgy earth from the alarm.

Just my 2p.

little yellow wire in the back of the solonoid! should do the trick

Loose earth from the battery to the mount behind the rear brake resevoir. (At the resevoir end)
Cheers for all the advice

Dave