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chaslednicky Sep 18, 2017 08:45 AM

won't turn on
 
2006 heritage. odometer and speedometer lights come on, nothing else. Starter seems disabled

Windseeker Sep 18, 2017 09:11 AM

Does it click at all?

chaslednicky Sep 18, 2017 09:25 AM

nothing happens. The odometer and the speedometer lights come on and that's it. I replaced fob battery and charged the main bike battery.

chaslednicky Sep 18, 2017 09:26 AM

Checked fuses also

QC Sep 18, 2017 09:28 AM

Check the ignition switch connections.

Windseeker Sep 18, 2017 09:28 AM


Originally Posted by chaslednicky (Post 16648493)
nothing happens. The odometer and the speedometer lights come on and that's it. I replaced fob battery and charged the main bike battery.

I see. I had a similar thing when I first got my bike, where I would hear a single click for each push of the starter button. The fix was to remove and brush the battery connections. The positive side on mine had visible corrosion.

But with no starter response at all, I don't know. I'm sure some far more knowledgeable posters will chime in.

Good luck!

chaslednicky Sep 18, 2017 09:31 AM

Are you talking about switch on tank or handlebar. Are they difficult to take apart and check?

Rakthi Sep 18, 2017 09:35 AM

Do you have a clutch safety switch on your bike to prevent starting when in gear, unless you pull the clutch? Could be that it's defunct. Bike should start in neutral then though.

QC Sep 18, 2017 11:10 AM


Originally Posted by chaslednicky (Post 16648534)
Are you talking about switch on tank or handlebar. Are they difficult to take apart and check?

The tank switch. Here's a link to a how-to:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...le-riding.html

chaslednicky Sep 18, 2017 12:53 PM

Thanks. I'll check that video out.


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