hey guys i have a 07 road king just recenntly bought all has been fine till sat went out and got gas and bike wouldnt start. everything else is working i took off starter hot and clean around bolt and she fire right up went to a couple different places no problem then it did the same thing had to jump start to get home. it is a brand new battery i rechecked starter bolt and battery connections all tight ground under seat tank area tight main ground to frame by starter is tight, i am getting 13.1 volts to battery when switch is on it then reads 12.7 turn run switch and press start in neutral and solenoid clicks checked readings at starter bolts 12.4 pulled single spade solenoid to <a class="skimwords-link" title="" href="http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=starter+plug" target="_blank" data-skim-product="0" data-skim-creative="10203" data-group-id="0" data-skimwords-word="starter%20plug" data-skimwords-id="777271" skimlinked="skimlinked">starter plug no reading until i press start and it read 12.4. any ideas i am out of clues. tried in neutral in gear rocking it bike has 11,000 miles and has been powder coated i just cant figure it out. any help would be awesome and thanks in advance. Eric.

i also just replaced the starter relay and the starter relay fuse in the fuse block and still nothing just clicking and the vibrate noise comes from the fuse i also hooked a jumper wire from starter bolt to the ground of battery to see if its a ground problem and it still nothing. i am clueless

 

Charge the battery, off the bike. Just because it is new doesn't mean it is fully charged.

 

yes, with a real battery charger 5 or 10 amps for at least 24~36 hours


Mike

 

You might want to run a smaller amount of amps. It's recommended you don't charge at more than 10% of your amp-hour rating for the battery. Time charged depends on the current state of the battery, unless you use a smartcharger.

 

If it's not a weak battery with bad cells, then could it be the starter clutch?