Wife called me stranded. 2012 Fat Bob.
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Wife called me stranded. 2012 Fat Bob.
Hi All.
Towed bike home and took a look. Here is what I know. Bike runs fine until it doesn't. Sometimes it hesitates to start and "V inner" code pops up. Remove the main fuse for a minute and it is fine again. Battery is less than two years old and is always on a maintainer when not in use. Battery is at 13.5v After starting it goes to 14.14v and while revving 14.18 volts. Bike has aftermarket speakers installed to the canbus, harley blinker mirrors and rear led/brake light with load eq. Red light comes on after using the brake and doesn't shut off until bike does. Also have v&h bluetooth tuner on the bike as well. I can't understand the manuals and Harley looked and couldn't find anything wrong. Wife said it's time to get rid of the bike. Any help is appreciated.
Towed bike home and took a look. Here is what I know. Bike runs fine until it doesn't. Sometimes it hesitates to start and "V inner" code pops up. Remove the main fuse for a minute and it is fine again. Battery is less than two years old and is always on a maintainer when not in use. Battery is at 13.5v After starting it goes to 14.14v and while revving 14.18 volts. Bike has aftermarket speakers installed to the canbus, harley blinker mirrors and rear led/brake light with load eq. Red light comes on after using the brake and doesn't shut off until bike does. Also have v&h bluetooth tuner on the bike as well. I can't understand the manuals and Harley looked and couldn't find anything wrong. Wife said it's time to get rid of the bike. Any help is appreciated.
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Chances are it’s the battery cables..hear lots of stories about them coming loose or out right breaking....remove and inspect don’t just look at them or just tighten them...actually pull them off and inspect!
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ok Ill have a look. Ill also look up what to look for on the cables. Thank you.
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Check all your wires and cable really good sound like you got a short happening somewhere you need to find it.
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Look for corrosion under the sparkplug caps. If you get orange/rusty dust, there's your culprit.
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