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From: HEADLAND, ALABAMA
Bad battery - Loose battery cables at the battery or where those battery cables connect to the bike. Check all those first. I have a 2012 48 - It sat in Georgia for 5 months. Got here to me and I had the same issue. I have a 12 volt charger that has a "start" option. I hooked it up, gave it about 5 mins, hit the starter and bam - running like a champ! Then I put it on my battery tender for about 48 hours. No problems since
I also had a loose ground battery cable to the frame. Same issue as you described. tightened it, and it was good to go.
I also had a loose ground battery cable to the frame. Same issue as you described. tightened it, and it was good to go.
Last edited by Nailz; Jul 26, 2018 at 05:30 PM.
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From: Bedford UK
Hi Chris and welcome to HDF from East Anglia - assuming your Norfolk is the original one! Nailz has nailed it above - check out cable connections first, particularly the frame end of the ground/earth cable, as they are renown for coming loose. I personally would disconnect both cables at both ends, clean grease and refit. Recharge your battery and try again.
Last edited by grbrown; Jul 27, 2018 at 05:14 AM.
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Test your battery.....if it clicks, it is probably a bad battery, not a bad ground. Charge or replace. If the ground was bad, you would get nothing.
Last edited by hscic; Jul 27, 2018 at 10:07 AM.
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