Starting issues.....Please help
Thread Starter
|
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 513
Likes: 17
From: Parrish, Fl
Starting issues.....Please help
Ok, I have an 04 RK classic fuel injected.
I was slowly having issues getting it to turn over and now it is really bad. I had it on a tender for a while. Today (after 2 weeks in the garage all the while being connected to a tender) I turn on the ignition, press run, I can hear the pump go in...I hit start and literally nothing happens. The bike as power as my headlights and etc are on.
I jump it and I get it to start up, revs high for a while and then slows down. I let it run for a few. Shut it down, attemp to fire it back up and again nothing.
Now it has been on a tender again for about an hour. Attemp to start and I get the clicking.
I can safely assume that it is not a fuel problem....
Thus my question to you fine folks to help me broaden my knowledge of bikes, is, is it just the battery? Or do I need to be concerned that it could be something else. There is no true starter or alternator to worry about correct?
I was slowly having issues getting it to turn over and now it is really bad. I had it on a tender for a while. Today (after 2 weeks in the garage all the while being connected to a tender) I turn on the ignition, press run, I can hear the pump go in...I hit start and literally nothing happens. The bike as power as my headlights and etc are on.
I jump it and I get it to start up, revs high for a while and then slows down. I let it run for a few. Shut it down, attemp to fire it back up and again nothing.
Now it has been on a tender again for about an hour. Attemp to start and I get the clicking.
I can safely assume that it is not a fuel problem....
Thus my question to you fine folks to help me broaden my knowledge of bikes, is, is it just the battery? Or do I need to be concerned that it could be something else. There is no true starter or alternator to worry about correct?
Thread Starter
|
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 513
Likes: 17
From: Parrish, Fl
horn is faint and more "foghorn" like.
Good indicator it is just a battery?
If it is do I need to get the Harley battery or would something from JP or somewhere else be just as good?
Good indicator it is just a battery?
If it is do I need to get the Harley battery or would something from JP or somewhere else be just as good?
Club Member
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 15,435
Likes: 7,127
From: Beyond Fucital
Sounds like a bad battery.
Trending Topics
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,510
Likes: 23
From: Connecticut
How old is the battery?
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Times Harley-Davidson Chucked Tradition Out the Window
Verdad Gallardo
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,255
Likes: 112
From: Florida
My opinion, Google "Big Crank Battery". About half the cost of a Harley battery and made by the same company.....Deca.