My 1979 electra glide won't start. It started this morning, but it went dead. Now it won't start or hit a lick. The battery is going dead, but I have it on the charger. ANY help would be appreciated !

 

You say it started this morning but it went dead. Do you mean it stalled and you couldn't restart it or you turned it off and couldn't restart it?
I am assuming you ran the battery down cranking the engine over. Before the battery started running down, did it sound like it was cranking the engine over okay?
Do you have fuel in the tank and is the petcock open?
If you have adequate fuel supply, check for spark at both of the spark plugs.
Check this stuff, answer my questions and we can go from there.

 

Hope you checked that the battery is full of electrolyte and your using a motorcycle battery or low amp charger.
how old is the battery in your bike?

 

I was studying up on the 80 I'm rebuilding and found this that may help you out.

 

The battery is holding 14.2 volts, after I recharged it. My starter doesn't work,( so I have to kick it), plenty of fuel, petcock open. I think that you may be right Rodney, the rectifier may be the problem. Thanks for the help!

 

The regulator isn't going to cause your electric start not to work?