Bike will not start....
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Bike will not start....
Went to ride this morning and "click click click". We've checked the battery. It was on a tender, and my husband put the meter on the battery and it said 12V. Is that enough? We even tried to jump it off. Any suggestions of what else this could be? My husband is out checking more stuff now. Thought I would give you guys a try. I'm sooooo sadddd. Bike Broke......
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Normal logic would suggest
1. Check engine kill switch (if you got clicks its not that)
2. Battery (should be good if it was on tender) (check cables(tight, no corosion)
3. Alternator (battery is charged not that)
4. Starter
nothing else exist in the turn it over loop
1. Check engine kill switch (if you got clicks its not that)
2. Battery (should be good if it was on tender) (check cables(tight, no corosion)
3. Alternator (battery is charged not that)
4. Starter
nothing else exist in the turn it over loop
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The battery is less than a year old (HD Battery), the cables are tight, no corosion. O.k. Out1aw, how or what do I do to check the starter? Could something be loose? Connections maybe? I think my husband is checking all that now....
This is not the way I wanted to spend the last day of my vacation....
This is not the way I wanted to spend the last day of my vacation....
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From: Rolla
You said the battery cables are tight. Did you check both ends?
That "click, click, click" sound is a classic symptom of a loose connection, or discharged battery.
Since you tested the battery and it's good, that leaves the cables. Check your battery cables again, on both ends (battery and starter, plus ground connection).
That "click, click, click" sound is a classic symptom of a loose connection, or discharged battery.
Since you tested the battery and it's good, that leaves the cables. Check your battery cables again, on both ends (battery and starter, plus ground connection).
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The other thing I was told about is alot of those smaller batterys will read full but then you put a load on it like turning it on and then the headlight/fuelpump etc... are powering on so it doesn't have the juice to start mine did this leave it on a charger for about 30min go start let run for awhile before turning off to let the stator recharge and enjoy the rest of the acation.....happy riding be safe
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Thanks guys...Going to do just what you said. Check cables and the load....Whoops, husband has the battery out and going to take it to AA to have it checked. He says it just doesn't sound like it has enough juice to crank it. Almost...But 'almost' doesn't count. Bet he comes back with a new battery. I knew I could count on you guys to help me out. Thank you very very much!!!! I'll let you know what we come up with when he comes back. Hope it works...
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Mystery solved...Husband back from auto shop. Battery came up "BAD BATTERY". If that's all it is, I'm thankful. I have questions, like do batteries go bad now every year? I just changed to this one in March of 2007. It's always been tendered. And no notice? Just click, click, click one day? One day you cruise, one day you don't? OK, I'll quit. At least it happened in the driveway and not miles from home. The one that replaced the 2007 was the original battery that came with the bike, 2001 was marked on the battery. Really, I'm ok. How can one battery last 7 years and one last only a year? It's cool.......
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