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Old Jan 6, 2022 | 03:35 PM
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My buddy's bike is completely dead, no horn, no lights and the battery charger says full charge. I'm not good with electric problems, have any ideas . It's a 80 ci softail and we rode just a day ago
 
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Check the main fuse. And then Take the battery to a service center that can load test the battery.
 
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Will do that in the morning, I'll get back
 
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Old Jan 6, 2022 | 03:43 PM
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Old Jan 6, 2022 | 09:43 PM
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That bike has a main circuit breaker - not a main fuse. Check all battery cables as well. Start with the basics, report back.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 08:58 AM
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Hey Ed nice to hear from you. My buddy is bringing his battery to auto zone as we speak. I'll keep in touch
 
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What year and model?
 
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Well guys battery turned out good. So we were reinstating the battery I noticed a crack in the wire pigtail for his battery charger, and bingo don't you know fixed the wire reinstalled and problem solved. Bike running great again......thanks all and ride safe
 
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Well guys battery turned out good. So we were reinstating the battery I noticed a crack in the wire pigtail for his battery charger, and bingo don't you know fixed the wire reinstalled and problem solved. Bike running great again......thanks all and ride safe
Glad you got it fixed. For future reference, you can connect a multimeter to the battery and then plug in the tender. If it's working properly you'll see voltage increase.
 
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