Dead Bike
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Stage III
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From: Minnesota
Dead Bike
2011 HD Dyna Wide Glide 96 CI
Took battery out last fall for storage in the basement. trickle charged over the winter.
Dead this Spring. (7 years old...)
New battery--full charge 12+ volts.
Bike is completely dead.
tried the reset thing...turning ignition on/off three times...still completely dead.
Checked main fuse---looks great...checked fuse on battery cable--looks great. Bike ran good last fall when parked. (Turned over hard for rides in November and December in Minnesota....so indication the battery was dying...) like I said above...bought a new battery. this bike is as dead as can be. What to do????
Took battery out last fall for storage in the basement. trickle charged over the winter.
Dead this Spring. (7 years old...)
New battery--full charge 12+ volts.
Bike is completely dead.
tried the reset thing...turning ignition on/off three times...still completely dead.
Checked main fuse---looks great...checked fuse on battery cable--looks great. Bike ran good last fall when parked. (Turned over hard for rides in November and December in Minnesota....so indication the battery was dying...) like I said above...bought a new battery. this bike is as dead as can be. What to do????
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Do the lights come on? Is the kill switch on? Are cables tight? Also you can not always look at a fuse and tell if it is good. Sounds like something simple.
Last edited by 4 inch pistons; Apr 21, 2018 at 07:02 AM.
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Stage III
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From: Minnesota
No lights
Had switch on (Run)
Cables good.
Fuses look good...but we can double ck them.
someone told me there is a reset .....perhaps that's it. I looked online..said to turn switch 3 times on/off. Tried that a couple times. Did nothing.
Somehow it says on a Softail page/group.....not sure how I did that. I have a wide glide.
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Stage III
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From: Minnesota
Got it!!! Two ground wires. I hooked up the new battery...... didn't know there were 2.....😞
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