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Road Master
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From: Hamilton, Ontario
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A friend has a 09 Sporster low 883. She went to start it last night and no go. She does leave it on the tender and the battery was new last year. All lights come on and it primes but then when she hits start...nothing. No sounds no clicking nothing. She has tried both fobs and the red key blinks.
Any ideas???
Thanks in advance for any help and ideas.
Any ideas???
Thanks in advance for any help and ideas.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Bremen, GA
Have you checked the kill switch? I know this sounds crazy but I have seen it all to often. I went over to a friend of mine on day and he had his bike apart and his meter out checking wires and anything else he could think of. I asked him what he was doing and he said it won't start it won't even turn over. I looked over at his kill switch and sure enough it was on. Switched it off and the bike fired right up. He wasn't the first person to do that either.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2013
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From: Florida
Have you checked the kill switch? I know this sounds crazy but I have seen it all to often. I went over to a friend of mine on day and he had his bike apart and his meter out checking wires and anything else he could think of. I asked him what he was doing and he said it won't start it won't even turn over. I looked over at his kill switch and sure enough it was on. Switched it off and the bike fired right up. He wasn't the first person to do that either.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2015
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From: SW Virginia
Have you checked the kill switch? I know this sounds crazy but I have seen it all to often. I went over to a friend of mine on day and he had his bike apart and his meter out checking wires and anything else he could think of. I asked him what he was doing and he said it won't start it won't even turn over. I looked over at his kill switch and sure enough it was on. Switched it off and the bike fired right up. He wasn't the first person to do that either.
Alright, I will admit to being stymied for a minute or two before. But in all fairness I turn my bike off with the key and had hit the kill switch by accident. I have never gone as far as breaking out tools...yet.
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
A battery tender will not charge a battery sufficiently to start a bike... Might not even charge it enough to light lights.
Try jumping it, or putting it on a regular charger.
Try jumping it, or putting it on a regular charger.
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So it will start.
For the OP: I'll add to check the kill switch.
BTDT.
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