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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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Question Help? 08 FLSTC won't turn over

I know that the answer is probably in here somewhere, but I don't have time to filter through all of the threads...

'08 FLSTC. Everything lights up and the fuel injectors prim when I turn the ignition on. I try to start it and I'll get one or two rotations before it just starts clicking. I jumped it off of my car this morning after letting it sit for about five minutes and four attempts. Tried again this afternoon to no avail. When the bike was running, it ran fine.

Is it just a battery issue, or is there something else I need to look at as well?
 
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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Check all the battery cable connections first then take the battery in to an auto parts store to have them load test it.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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But Soft 02 he doesn't have the time to filter through all the thread here, what make you think he has time to take the battery to be tested?

P.S. Bad ground or bad starter.
 
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