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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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I just bought a 2004 spotrster and it won't start. I put a new battery in and it still doesn't start and when you push the button it doesn't even click...PLEASE help us....

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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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Starter relay/loose wire Good place to start
 
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check to make sure you have power going to the switch,then out of the switch,and so on till you find prob.(if its not clicking,its most likley the switch)
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When we unplug speedometer bike starts and runs perfect..When we plug harness back in it blows 15a battery fuse.... We checked wire harness and there are not any shorts....
 
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Something is shorting out Wire in the speedo? Does the speedo lite come on all the time Does the ign switch turn on all the lighting for normal daytime riding?
 
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Speedo does not lite up at all...mileage does not show either...
 
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