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Brand new Bike won't start!!!

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Old 05-10-2015, 01:15 PM
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First post here guys...

I have a 2013 iron 883... It has 1500 miles on it... I had it in the garage over the winter and we had quite a cold winter. The bike was not hooked up to a trickle charger for about 6 months. I hooked it up to the trickle charger and let it charge for a week the charger said it was full so I try to fire it up and all I get are clicks. The headlight doesn't dim when I try to start it. Could it be as simple as the battery is shot or something else? Thanks guys....
 
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Old 05-10-2015, 01:32 PM
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Could be the battery. If the water froze because the charge was low and caused a plate to contact another, it's toast.
Take it to an auto parts store and have them load test it.
But before you do that, make sure the battery cables are tight at the battery and the ground. Hopefully it's something that simple.
Whatever it turns out to be, get a battery tender and keep it hooked up all winter.
 
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How many different parts of this board did this get posted in? I think I saw at least three.
 

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Originally Posted by Ed Ramberger
How many different parts of this board did this get posted in? I think I saw at least three.
Ed, he has only posted three times, but you are probably right!

LT9085, when you have sorted out your poor battery get yourself a battery tender. They are not the same as a trickle charger and shouldn't be confused with each other. Next time you leave your bike for a week or more unused, connect up your new battery tender!
 
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