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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 10:52 PM
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I have a 2008 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic. I've been riding my Harley all week I got off her last night and everything was working fine. This morning I turn her on and noticed that the tachometer and speedometer backlight was not on. I hit the power and the fuel pump is working fine but when I pushed the runs which there is nothing. She would not start. I checked wiring and the fuses and I didn't see anything wrong. I do not know what the problem is can someone help me.
 
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Check the battery cables, both ends, and have the battery load tested would be where I would start.
 
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Check the battery cables, both ends, and have the battery load tested would be where I would start.
What he said...
 
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Everything has power except for speedometer and tachometer. There is no power in either one of those. The battery has good power. I checked the connectors for the tachometer speedometer. Everything has power except for the speedometer and tachometer. I'm still lost
 
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Originally Posted by Texas_Redd
Everything has power except for speedometer and tachometer. There is no power in either one of those. The battery has good power. I checked the connectors for the tachometer speedometer. Everything has power except for the speedometer and tachometer. I'm still lost
I would go back to your fuses. In many cases a visual of the fuse would show good. Not always so with the wafer type. Try a replacement.
Not starting, do you mean it will not even crank over?
Sounding more like the ignition switch could be bad.
 

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Texas_Redd, did you ever find out what the problem was? I own a 2008 Ultra and this just happened to me this morning after fueling up.
 
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