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Old May 15, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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A couple days ago my electric start randomly went out. It worked fine before with no problems and then all of the sudden quit working. If I try to hit the button it does nothing at all, I checked the starter and its good and all of the fuses are good. Where should I look next?
 
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Old May 15, 2012 | 01:15 AM
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What year bike?
 
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Old May 16, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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Old May 16, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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You're not really supplying much in the way of helpful information.

Are the headlight and all other lights working and BRIGHT?
How did you test the fuses, with an ohm meter?
How did you "test" the starter?
Do you HEAR anything when you push the Start button?
Is the Run/Stop switch in Run?
What does your battery voltage measure, including the digit to the right of the decimal point?
What do you mean by your starter "randomly" went out? Randomly to me implies it probably randomly starts working.
 
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Old May 22, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by cHarley
You're not really supplying much in the way of helpful information.

Are the headlight and all other lights working and BRIGHT?
How did you test the fuses, with an ohm meter?
How did you "test" the starter?
Do you HEAR anything when you push the Start button?
Is the Run/Stop switch in Run?
What does your battery voltage measure, including the digit to the right of the decimal point?
What do you mean by your starter "randomly" went out? Randomly to me implies it probably randomly starts working.
all of the other electrical works perfect, none of the fuses were blown, tested the starter by running electricity through it, yes its on run, battery is fine, and it stopped working by showing no signs of wear or tear
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:38 AM
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Had the same issue with my "89" Sportster Deluxe. I hit the ignition switch and nothing happened but a faint click noise. The problem was a quick and cheap fix. There is an ignition Relay Switch under the seat that bolted behind the oil tank. It was only about $13 at the Harley store. I replaced it and the bike fired right up.

I'm not sure if your bike has a similar setup, hope this helps.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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after replacing relay, I'm still having same problem you're having...I've been told to check wiring to relay [if you hear no click, you need to check the starter relay wiring...
black is ground...
black/red is 12v from the start button to energize the relay...
red/black is 12v power for the starter solenoid from the ignition switch...
green is the 12v power to the starter solenoid from the relay...

also...

a quick test of the starter is remove the green wire from the spade connector on the solenoid and make a jumper to attach to the spade terminal, then touch the other end on the POS battery cable stud to the starter solenoid, this will cause the starter to crank the engine...

hope this helps floowmatt69, and myself too...
 
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