Won't start
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Cruiser
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Won't start
Got a problem. I have a 2006 Wideglide that's been sitting for a month or so and when I went out to start it all it would do is make a loud clicking noise. Motor won't turn over. The battery was new this spring. I charged the battery until it showed a 80% charge on my tender. Makes the same clicking noise. Always started until now. I'm not real mechanical and moneys tight. I'd appreciate any help.
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Keep that battery on a smart tender type charger. It charges to the required voltage then it will monitor the charge level. When the voltage falls below a predetermined level the charge kicks on and the cycle goes on and on keeping the battery at a full charge. During the winter months with snow on the ground don't go out and start the bike to hear it run, you are doing more harm than good.
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Keep that battery on a smart tender type charger. It charges to the required voltage then it will monitor the charge level. When the voltage falls below a predetermined level the charge kicks on and the cycle goes on and on keeping the battery at a full charge. During the winter months with snow on the ground don't go out and start the bike to hear it run, you are doing more harm than good.
^^..after you get the machine up and running.....follow the above advice and never have that "click click" problem again after the bike has set for a while, especially in cold temperatures.
And at around $30 bucks....it won't break the bank.
In fact, Amazon has a Schumacher brand on sale right now for $19 clams!!
While your fiddling with the battery/cable affair, apply a light coat of Di-electric grease to those bolts and connections.
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