Okay so I get home from work go out jump on the bike to go for a quick ride ignition turns over slowly, engine cranks over slowly two or three times it backfires I let off the start button hit it again and all I can hear is the starter whine. Any ideas fellas?

 

It's an 09 Street Glide sorry forgot to mention that

 

How old is the battery? 7 years?

 

No idea, got it used about a month ago....

 

With a weak battery or loose cables, the starter relay would make a clicking noise.

If the starter motor is turning, then could be something else. Guess: A tankful of old gas? Siphon out and refill with fresh gas.

 

I think my starter took a dump...along with the comp i was gonna change this weekend.

 

Well, what a run around. Put jumper cables on and bike fired right up. Checked and my stator went out. Not charging. Thanks for the replies. I showed 12.6v on my battery sitting and bypassed it being the problem.

 

You have to check batteries under a load to get a clear picture of what is happening with your battery. If you hook your multimeter up to it and get a good reading then you try to start it and the voltage drops then your battery is not as strong as it initially seemed. Think about it in the sense that it takes very little juice to power the volt reading but a lot of juice to power a starter. I've had some batteries read 12.8v and drop to less than 2v when trying to start. Glad you found your problem though.

 

Make sure it is truly is your stator...usually the voltage regulator fails before the stator fails.


You can check the stator output for AC volts, and if it is producing the correct amount of AC volts, then it is fine and the regulator is suspect.


Your manual will tell you how to check the stator, and then the regulator. If it's the regulator, then that is a lot easier to fix. YD