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Old Mar 4, 2019 | 01:38 PM
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I have an 07 dyna fxd efi and within the last couple thousand miles I've replaced the battery and wiring,starter,stator with rotor,and voltage regulator. This morning I rode my bike to work and decided to come home for lunch. When I went to go return to work the bike would not start. I turn the key and no lights go on,no noises or anything. I checked the battery with a multimeter and its reading 12.85. I checked all my connections and everything is tight. I also checked all my fuses and they seem fine. Could it he the ignition key switch itself? How would I go about testing it? Thanks for the input. ( also since I got the bike a few years ago the key switch has seemed like it was loose to me. I'm not sure if that could be the cause of it. It almost seems like I can jiggle the barrel key out of the ignition while ita running.)
 
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Old Mar 4, 2019 | 03:10 PM
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I jumped the gun and tore it all apart and was able to bypass the switch and started it with a piece of wire so problem solved. Thanks anyways.
 
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