new rider has new problem
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6th Gear
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: north orange county, ca
new rider has new problem
hi all
i ride a 2003 sportster 1200
i just noticed it today coming out from behind my intake
any idea what this thing is? (pics attached)
i can't figure out where this is supposed to go
do you know what this is or what i need to do? is something missing?
i could ride home and get my manual but i'm worried now!
help!
i ride a 2003 sportster 1200
i just noticed it today coming out from behind my intake
any idea what this thing is? (pics attached)
i can't figure out where this is supposed to go
do you know what this is or what i need to do? is something missing?
i could ride home and get my manual but i'm worried now!
help!
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Orange Co. So Cal
I don't think that thing is OEM. The PO most likely installed a battery tender lead and used a connector he had laying around. Test it with a meter, if it shows about 13.4 volts, that's what it is. Put some liquid tape on the wires.
Stage III
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Montgomery, AL
Definitely what it looks like, but that green wire looks awful! Definitely +1 on the liquid tape before something shorts out. Doesn't Harley have a bracket that goes with it so it's not just dangling against the motor?
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
The one thing that's weird if it's a cig. lighter is the use of 3 wires. All that's needed is a +V and a ground (2 wires), and if the metal case is mounted to a grounded point on the vehicle, only 1 wire would be needed (as is typical in most cages).
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Tourer
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 314
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From: Mass.
That looks like an electronic piece. google the numbers on it.
At first look I'd say it's a capacitor.
At first look I'd say it's a capacitor.
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