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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 02:22 PM
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I was out riding today and my battery post broke off. So it died at the gas station. Managed to get a new battery put in her but now I have no power. No lights. Nothing. Any ideas on where I should start checking?


 
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 02:28 PM
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Pos or neg "fell off"
If pos, is yer Regulator hooked to that post??
1st place I look for 12v, is the Main Breaker on pos post
 
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 02:30 PM
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Look at the last thing anyone touched - are all the wires connected to the battery or did one slip out of sight?
 
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 02:50 PM
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Just double checked. All the wires are back as they should be.



 
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 02:57 PM
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looks like you got a fusible link in the red wire, if its the power wire to the dash i would check there too . . .
 
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 04:28 PM
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i agree. i had a similar problem yrs ago it was a short under the dash
 
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Run a volt meter around and see what you have in the system the battery must be 12.7 or better
 
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that’s the one thing I don’t have yet 😞
just ordered it on Amazon.
No power at all. Battery is fully charged from a battery charger. When I turn ignition on headlight won’t even go on.


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Run a volt meter around and see what you have in the system the battery must be 12.7 or better
 
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 09:18 PM
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There's a blown fuse or bad main breaker and I'd suspect a dead short somewhere if the breaker stays tripped.
 
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