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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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Put 12" mini apes on the 2008 Sportster Roadster. Used the wiring extension kit and have doen this to my bagger previously. Everything done except for the front brake line isnt installed yet. Everything works except the starter button, hit start and nothing, no clicking no nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Checked all connections, wiring, fuses, starter relay, everything I can think of and NOTHING! Anybody see something I am missing? Its driving me crazy.

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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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Ok nevermind, I figure it out. No big suprise the wiring diagram in the HD service manual was WRONG or thhey wired this bike backwards at the factory. After tracing the wires from the main harness it was discovered they were not in the order of the manual. Problem solved, whew!
 
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