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Old May 5, 2014 | 07:39 PM
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Lights are good battery 12.76 nothing hit starter nothing fuel pump turns on it started in the winter now want to ride dead nothing lights just blink little help I think it might be the key fob but don't know 2007 flstf fat boy thanks
 
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Old May 5, 2014 | 08:22 PM
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Lights are good battery 12.76 nothing hit starter nothing fuel pump turns on it started in the winter now want to ride dead nothing lights just blink little help I think it might be the key fob but don't know 2007 flstf fat boy thanks

remove and clean with wire brush grounds and starting circuit connections then apply dielectric grease and re-tighten.
 
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Old May 5, 2014 | 09:00 PM
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Sounds like could be FOB. If you hold in the signals when you turn the bike on, does it offer the code option?
 
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Old May 5, 2014 | 09:28 PM
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put a voltmeter on the battery, then hit the starter ..if it goes below 9-10 then have it load tested
 
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remove and clean with wire brush grounds and starting circuit connections then apply dielectric grease and re-tighten.
Ditto.
Once all your cable connections are cleaned and properly tightened you still may have to charge your battery.
I had a friend call me up and ask if I could come over and help figure out why his bike wouldn't start. When I got there I sat on it, flipped the kill switch and it fired right up.
He never normally used the kill switch, so he never thought about checking it.
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Replace your FOB battery & make sure you have the "Run/Off" switch in correct position...
 
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It was the fob this new fob thing is it really worth it never had one on any other bike, but I'm old school but it started. 7 dollars for two battery's at rite aid. Going riding happy happy
 
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12+v is good, until you hit the starter, like someone else said.. hold that voltmeter on the battery while hitting start and make sure the voltage doesn't drop too low. I had that issue a few years back.
 
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