Same for my 07. Everyone said starter, glad I did not waste time and money on that only to have the same problem.
Just thinking the same thing. Getting at the starter is no easy task. My bike has never started so easy in its life with the SE Compensator. 255 cams even, pops right over. 2 years later and still starts like a dream. Before I would almost have be on the compression stroke for it not to bang, grind, ect..