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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 02:43 PM
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okay so after an accident to the front end of my bike ( 2004 ultra classic ) I decided to rebuild the front end myself. All was going well until I got to final assembly, I had to completely unhook the entire wiring harness inside of the fairing to take the fairing off because I broke the forks and bent my handlebars well now that I put it back together I have no power to the bike at all I've tried 3 batteries now and I either have the worst luck with batteries ( I was buying an amazon brand so its possible I guess ) or theres something else going on. the only thing I get is a slight static noise through the speakers when I hook the battery up that lasts about two seconds maybe.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 03:56 PM
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Just shooting from the hip here have you checked all your fuses and relays ?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 03:59 PM
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Did you remember to plug the harness into the ignition switch?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by scooty2321
Just shooting from the hip here have you checked all your fuses and relays ?
Everything worked when I unhooked the battery to take everything apart so I don't even know where to start as far as that goes was hoping for an idea to narrow it down a little by posting.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Max Headflow
Did you remember to plug the harness into the ignition switch?
That was the first one I plugged in because I was worried about forgetting it. lol
 
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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 04:54 PM
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I wouldnt think the speakers would make any noise just from hooking up the battery if the ignition is off. I bet some wires are crossed somewhere.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by whylee
I wouldnt think the speakers would make any noise just from hooking up the battery if the ignition is off. I bet some wires are crossed somewhere.
it did this to me before I crashed the bike when I hooked up dead batteries before and always thought it was weird but I didnt question it because everything worked fine now im just confused
 
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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 05:25 PM
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Have the battery load tested (don`t waste your time troubleshooting until you have done this), check all battery cable connection points, clean and secure.

Make sure the main fuse is installed...

Make sure the relays are installed.

Unplug the connector from the ignition switch, with you voltmeter read the voltage at the Red wire, what is the voltage?

Once again....Don`t bother troubleshooting until the battery has been load tested, and is given a clean bill of health...
 

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Old Feb 26, 2021 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
Have the battery load tested (don`t waste your time troubleshooting until you have done this), check all battery cable connection points, clean and secure.

Make sure the main fuse is installed...

Make sure the relays are installed.

Unplug the connector from the ignition switch, with you voltmeter read the voltage at the Red wire, what is the voltage?

Once again....Don`t bother troubleshooting until the battery has been load tested, and is given a clean bill of health...

I already got a refund from the amazon batteries I was using, I'm planning on going to harley and getting an oem battery maybe tomorrow to see if that fixes the issue before i tear anything apart. I really wanted ideas because it feels weird that 3 batteries would be dead but it wouldnt surprise me
 
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I strongly suspect you’ve crossed two connectors. Two connector sets that fit together, but are of the wrong wires.

were it me, I’d undo the connections, all of them, and redo, paying attention to the wire colors when disassembling and reassembling.
 
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