Bertha left me stranded..........
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Bertha left me stranded..........
Ok fellers, lets diagnose an electrical problem.
Rode bike 30 miles to Harley store. Shopped for a few, came out and tried to start her, wouldn't fire.
Had plenty of power, starter turned. Then, starter button wouldn't turn starter but the button on the side of the starter would.
Then, starter switch worked, bike started, rode for 1/2 mile and nothing except for the button on the starter worked.
Dash lights out, no other lights working now. What the heck.......?????
Towed home......
Rode bike 30 miles to Harley store. Shopped for a few, came out and tried to start her, wouldn't fire.
Had plenty of power, starter turned. Then, starter button wouldn't turn starter but the button on the side of the starter would.
Then, starter switch worked, bike started, rode for 1/2 mile and nothing except for the button on the starter worked.
Dash lights out, no other lights working now. What the heck.......?????
Towed home......
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Did you check the battery terminals as well as the ground-end of the negative cable? I had a similar occurrence and it turned out to be a slightly loose, slightly dirty battery positive cable. It really sounds to me like a dirty/loose connection somewhere...
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Will check.
And what would I be looking for under the tank?
Last edited by traildog; Jun 7, 2012 at 06:52 AM.
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OK, you had power because the starter would turn over when you pushed the button on the starter. However no power elsewhere, so check out the main fuse/breaker, then the ignition switch, then the run/stop switch. lastily the power wire to the handlebar switches which should be an orange/white wire. Hope this helps.
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