need some help
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need some help
i just got a harley and it has a revtek 100 engine on it with a baker 6 speed my prolem is when i try to start it the battery dies really fast if it doesn't start right up, the motor cranks slow and hard even with the compression release's and it it doesn't fire in 2 or 3 attempts the battery dies..... do i just need a bigger cca battery?
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Not sure just bought the bike but the guy i got it from warned me of this
so i was looking at a new high cca battery to see if that fixes it, he did say it had a ne starter but because of the high compression of the revtec 100 it was hard on batterys and starters
so i was looking at a new high cca battery to see if that fixes it, he did say it had a ne starter but because of the high compression of the revtec 100 it was hard on batterys and starters
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I have read some where that there is an easy start cam.
Here is a link that talks about it
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...-cam-2006-2017
Here is a link that talks about it
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...-cam-2006-2017
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First of all, you don't have a Harley. You have a bunch of Korean aftermarket parts that apparently don't work well together. Maybe the battery they put in it isn't sufficient for that engine. Or...Find out for sure why your charging system can't maintain the battery. Could be the wiring isn't the right gauge. Maybe try a Spike 1.4KW starter.
The problem with that foreign crap is that they cut corners a lot on things like this, and one thing becomes another, and another, until it becomes difficult getting to the root of the failure.
Sorry, but someone needed to say it.
The problem with that foreign crap is that they cut corners a lot on things like this, and one thing becomes another, and another, until it becomes difficult getting to the root of the failure.
Sorry, but someone needed to say it.
Last edited by RHPAW; Jan 11, 2018 at 08:18 AM.
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First of all, you don't have a Harley. You have a bunch of Korean aftermarket parts that apparently don't work well together. Maybe the battery they put in it isn't sufficient for that engine. Or...Find out for sure why your charging system can't maintain the battery. Could be the wiring isn't the right gauge. Maybe try a Spike 1.4KW starter.
The problem with that foreign crap is that they cut corners a lot on things like this, and one thing becomes another, and another, until it becomes difficult getting to the root of the failure.
Sorry, but someone needed to say it.
The problem with that foreign crap is that they cut corners a lot on things like this, and one thing becomes another, and another, until it becomes difficult getting to the root of the failure.
Sorry, but someone needed to say it.
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i just got a harley and it has a revtek 100 engine on it with a baker 6 speed my prolem is when i try to start it the battery dies really fast if it doesn't start right up, the motor cranks slow and hard even with the compression release's and it it doesn't fire in 2 or 3 attempts the battery dies..... do i just need a bigger cca battery?
if the ignition timing is too high ..(advanced) it will be very hard to start ...retard it a few degrees and see if that helps ...
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I have read some where that there is an easy start cam.
Here is a link that talks about it
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...-cam-2006-2017
Here is a link that talks about it
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...-cam-2006-2017
Last edited by GTK; Jan 11, 2018 at 02:23 PM.
