Hey guys,

I just picked me up this little gem last night. Its an 06' Roadster with 16k miles on it. Paid $3800 for it. Rode it home 60 miles last night. The battery was completely dead and we had to jump it to get it started.

A few miles from the house, the check engine light came on with the red battery light showing up.

I get the feeling that the stator/voltage regulator is no good. Tried to start it back up about an hour after parking it and there was nothing. Just a bunch of clicking. There's a part that's hanging inside the battery cover that has two cables. One going straight to the battery and the other elsewhere. My dads 06' Road King has the same part but inside that piece, there's a 40 AMP fuse in there where in my Sporty has some metal piece. I'm assuming that may be the problem? What is this part exactly?

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I'm really hoping to have it riding by the weekend so that I can have some fun!

Thanks,
Adrian

First, pictures of the bike.



Then the part that I was speaking of.



And inside that part.

 

Not good,that's a safety pin bent to replace a fuse{very bad},there is a problem somewhere in your electrical system.Someone should be along shortly that can be of more help......good luck to you buddy.

 

The safety pin should be replaced with a 30 amp fuse (standard for the 06 sporty).
Next, fully charge the dead battery.
Once that's done, you need to start the bike, and with the motor at a fast idle (1500 RPM), measure the voltage across the battery (or from the Bat + terminal to ground).

 

It looks as though the fuse holder needs to be replaced before you can install a good fuse. I can't help but wonder if something else on that bike is damaged too. You may not be able to keep a good fuse in it until you find the real problem. You should do a very detailed inspection or get someone you can trust to do it. You don't want something to burn up while you are riding.

 

We have a couple of Stickies in the Tech Electrical section that will let you thoroughly check the charging system. You will need a multimeter. Don't guess at what might be wrong, confirm it before spending money!

 

That battery needs to go

 

Holy ****!

I'm betting that as soon as you put in a 30-amp fuse it will blow. There's way too much current passing through that circuit given how it's melted. The electrical tape on the line going into the fuse holder suggests that the wire may be melted a bit too.

You're going to have fun tracing that short.

In a side note, there's no way the seller didn't know about that issue and they really should have told you that the bike wasn't in running condition. With that sort of jerry-rigged "repair" I'd be very concerned about the rest of the bike because it's clear that the previous owner didn't care about maintaining things properly. I wouldn't ride that bike until I'd gone over everything very carefully. And I mean everything. Because there's a very good chance there are other non-road-worthy repairs on a bike owned by someone who was OP with shorting out a fuse with an old safety pin.

 

Well, surprisingly, I replaced the pin with a 30 watt fuse and everything is fine. I've started in a dozen times, rode it a few times with a few miles each time and everything seems to be good. I'm guessing that whoever put the pin there just was unable to find the correct fuse? I'm not sure. I'm still going to replace the battery, and that fuse holder as it still concerns me but everything is charging properly according to my multimeter. I guess we'll see what happens. Definitely not going for any long rides anytime soon. That's for sure. I'll keep you guys updated. Thanks so much for the help!

 

Love the orange, but I don't believe I've ever noticed that the orange ones have a front fender that is black. Anyway, hope you enjoy your '06 as much as I have enjoyed mine.