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Bike won't start

Discussion in 'Motorcycle Tech Talk' started by DCrocs, May 6, 2013.

  1. DCrocs

    DCrocs New Member

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    It was fine when I parked it for the winter. Had the trickle charger on during the winter months and the battery is fully charged. When I went to start it just made a clicking noise, the volts meter dropped to 10 volts. I can jump start it and it will run fine and the battery will stay charged, but when I shut it off it does the same thing again. It seems to lose the cranking power to get the starter to turn over? Bike is an 04 Electraglide.:banghead:
    DCrocs, May 6, 2013
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    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    Get a new battery. :D I just went through this with mine. :D
    JohnnyBiker, May 6, 2013
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    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Battery is bad, taking a charge but not able to hold a load

    check to see if you have an East Penn Deka battery store
    close by, or they can ship, get the AGM from them for your bike
    they make HD batteries and these cost lest but it's the same battery.

    Take battery out and up to an auto store to do a load test my
    bet is a cell is bad.
    hotroadking, May 6, 2013
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    DCrocs New Member

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    Will do, thanks
    DCrocs, May 7, 2013
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    ok thanks
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    Batteries sometimes go bad even with a trickle charge on them. Ay least it didn't conk out on the road in the middle of nowhere :).
    joshbob, May 7, 2013
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