Sportster Electrical Issue
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Sportster Electrical Issue
I just brought an '07 1200 Sportster to my shop that has been put up - outside under a harley cover - for almost 2 years. Initially, he wanted a battery and a new tire and thought the bike would start. Anyway to make a long story short, its here. I pulled all fuses and cleaned, both relays on elect box were corroded and replaced, I pulled the ground, cleaned applied di-electric paste and replaced. The bike would just click loudly, so I figured it might be a bad connection to the solenoid or starter so I pulled both, cleaned and replaced and jumped the bike off with my shovelhead - it ran!!!! I let it run for 15 minutes, pulled all connections again, cleaned and replaced.
Now when I turn the key to the first position, the speedo and tach light up, BUT when I turn it to the second - start - position everything dies... No power to speedo or tach, no click, no pop, no NOTHING. I have checked and re-checked every wire I pulled and all are ok, I checked every fuse and relay and still nothing. I left the battery in the bike allnight and it still has 12.4 volts so a dead short is out.
Any ideas on what I missed? This thing is driving me crazy..l.
thanks in advance,
ShovelheadGreg
Now when I turn the key to the first position, the speedo and tach light up, BUT when I turn it to the second - start - position everything dies... No power to speedo or tach, no click, no pop, no NOTHING. I have checked and re-checked every wire I pulled and all are ok, I checked every fuse and relay and still nothing. I left the battery in the bike allnight and it still has 12.4 volts so a dead short is out.
Any ideas on what I missed? This thing is driving me crazy..l.
thanks in advance,
ShovelheadGreg
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