Clicking Sound(?)
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Clicking Sound(?)
I decided to change out the battery on my '05 Deluxe -- no issues with the original yet, but I'm planning on an extended road trip this spring and a 5-yr old battery is just another preventable problem.
I bought a replacement from the local HD dealer yesterday and decided to do the swap this afternoon. No problems getting the old battery disconnected -- negative side first, then positive -- and removed. I set the new battery in place, connected the positive cable and then started screwing in the bolt on the negative terminal. I thought I heard a low clicking sound, stopped immediately and verified the ignition switch was OFF. I resumed tightening the negative connection and again was sure I heard a clicking sound for just a few seconds, then it stopped. I finished the installation, then turned the ignition switch on -- lights on as expected. Turned kill switch on, engine logo on speedo appeared as usual, faded as usual, and bike cranked/started right up. I shut the bike down, then rechecked everything before reinstalling seat. I cranked the bike again and went for ride, everything normal.
Maybe I was hearing something that wasn't there? If not, what could have generated that clicking sound?
I bought a replacement from the local HD dealer yesterday and decided to do the swap this afternoon. No problems getting the old battery disconnected -- negative side first, then positive -- and removed. I set the new battery in place, connected the positive cable and then started screwing in the bolt on the negative terminal. I thought I heard a low clicking sound, stopped immediately and verified the ignition switch was OFF. I resumed tightening the negative connection and again was sure I heard a clicking sound for just a few seconds, then it stopped. I finished the installation, then turned the ignition switch on -- lights on as expected. Turned kill switch on, engine logo on speedo appeared as usual, faded as usual, and bike cranked/started right up. I shut the bike down, then rechecked everything before reinstalling seat. I cranked the bike again and went for ride, everything normal.
Maybe I was hearing something that wasn't there? If not, what could have generated that clicking sound?
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All this electronic **** they got in em nowadays who knows? I'm thinkin maybe a relay for the security system or something like that. I've heard it as well when reconnecting the battery on my 05. I wouldn't worry about it.
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That would be my guess.
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Cruiser
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I hear that same sound on my 2004 Fatboy every time I disconnect or reconnect the ground cable on the battery. It's exactly the same sound I hear when I twist the dash **** to the ignition position. I've been told that it's normal and not a problem.
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