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Old Oct 3, 2014 | 09:06 AM
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I have a 2012 Heritage with an intermittent starting issue. Periodically, after turning on the ignition switch and the run/stop switch, when you hit the start switch absolutely nothing happens. Afte running thru that same sequence, sometimes once or twice, the bike starts. Have checked the battery cables, grounds and the battery itself, all good there. Bike has 14,000 miles on it. Anybody else have experience with this type of issue or ideas? Not sure if it is coincidence or not, but this has never happened straight out of the garage, only after it has been ridden and hot.
 
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Possibly the security. Does the lamp stay lit when you turn the ignition switch on? If it does you may need to replace the battery in your key fob.
 
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