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Old May 5, 2015 | 05:56 AM
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Did a bar swap on a 2002 fatboy and now the bike will not start. The bike will turn over and crank but does not have spark. I replaced the cpk, checked all fuses and rechecked for spark and I have nothing. I pulled the plug going to the coil and from what I read when the ignition is on and I am not getting 12v there either. Anyone else have any ideas? I am stumped. BTW, this is a 2002 fatboy carbed bike.
 
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Old May 6, 2015 | 08:51 AM
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Kill switch.. you'd be surprised how many times members come back and say that was the problem
 
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Kill switch.. you'd be surprised how many times members come back and say that was the problem
+1 to is. my homeboy did a bar swap and bike would not start. the kill switch was the prob
 
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Will the bike turnover if the killswitch is messed up?
 
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Also, maybe you guys would know, there was a black tab that came out of the clam shell when I took the hand controls off. Where does that go?
 
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Will the bike turnover if the killswitch is messed up?
I overlooked the part where it cranked over. No it will not crank
 
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Also, maybe you guys would know, there was a black tab that came out of the clam shell when I took the hand controls off. Where does that go?
Maybe its from your throttle lock. I forgot to put mine back on when i flipped bars
 
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Time to pull the tank and inspect all wires.
 
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Yeah, that is where I am at. I pulled the tank...going to spend some time with my multimeter to see what I come up with.
 
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