yeah, battery tested fine

 

If you dont own a voltmeter, go buy one now. No backyard mechanic should be without one.
You should test the continuity between the battery and the leads on the starter. Do not just jiggle the wires, do not assume that anywhere on the frame will be a good ground lead. There could be a piece of the frame that is poorly grounded.

Put the meter in impedance mode, to measure the resistance in ohms (horseshoe looking symbol) and put one lead on the NEGATIVE lead on the battery, and the other on the negative lead to the starter motor. The needle should spike up. Do the same thing for the positive lead, while a friend turns the key. If this happens, than you can definitively say your starter motor is bad, or your engine is seized.

If it does not happen, trace the wire back with the ohm meter, and find the closest spot in the loop that has continuity. That will lead you directly to the problem.

 

yeah I have a voltmeter, all the wires were fine, it was something with the starter, got it running now, I just wanted to make sure it was the starter before I spent $130 and the problem be something else, because I wouldnt be able to return the starter.

 

FIXED, bad starter, be sure when putting new one in, you attach the signal wire from the ignition, dont be like me. lol

 

I'm pretty sure the battery is toast. Leaving it on the charger that long (esp for the small Honda batteries) may have cooked it.

It may show 12+ volts, but it appears that it no longer has the amps (current) to operate the starter. Best bet would be to "load test" the battery. almost any shop will be able to do this for you in about 2 minutes (or less).

 

ignore above post... it didn't load the last page untill I posted. ooops