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[ridgedndn]

I have a 2005 rigdeback, having trouble with it starting. All it wants to do is click and click. The battery is good. Any ideas?? Thinking maybe the starter, but hoping for a cheaper fix.

 

[woodbutcher]

battery is not good enough. you have a beast for a motor, you need a beast for a battery. voltage cannot drop below 12.8 volts while cranking or rarely will it start. take the battery to get it load tested and go from there.

 

[ridgedndn]

Appreciate it. I did just have it fully charged but they had no idea what it should read. I'll have it checked again tomorrow to make sure it reads 12.8 and go from there. Thank you.

 

[1BADK9]

click click click sounds just like a low battery.. Take it out and take to any automotive store and they can load test it for you. Charging it is no gaurantee of its state of health. Also check all the wiring to be certain nothing is loose. good luck and welcome to the forum.

 

[ridgedndn]

Thank you guys for all the help

 

[Mr. Wright]

Clean the battery cable connection at the starter, by scraping any corrosion off that terminal. It needs to be good and clean

 

[Tattooedirish1]

Try moving the bike. Some times the jackshaft gets hung up. rocking the bike or rolling it sometimes helps

 

[shovelshot]

Appreciate it. I did just have it fully charged but they had no idea what it should read. I'll have it checked again tomorrow to make sure it reads 12.8 and go from there. Thank you.

I have had a battery load test fine so I changed the starter. Same shit. It was the battery.

 

[silver09]

Battery first. It's usually the simple stuff.

 

[ridgedndn]

Thanks for the responses. Bought a new battery, still pulling the same crap. Will start with the starter next.

 

[1BADK9]

Don't spend a ton of cash on a new one one of the site vendors does rebuilds for a fair price!
http://www.wildsteedworx.com//

 

[Dezertrider37v]

Try cleaning the solenoid, remove the back cover from it. Somebody did a nice how to in the technical section! That's what made my 06 stop clicking (I replaced my battery too).

 

[woodbutcher]

batteries are not always good. i bought 2 Interstate batteries within a week's time and they were both bad.

 

[spadesluck]

From my experiance, just like everyone else is saying, clicking has always been a low/bad battery. Bad starter for me never clicked, just did nothing.

 

[Fibersnake]

As already mentioned, tyr cleaing the contact disc for the solenoid (do the search for the How to), clean all the contact, insure all the botls are connected properly, go from there. If starter, can send off to Capt America and Raywood and have them do the repair with the modification for oil leakage. You can also look in local yello pages and see if you can find a starter/alternator shop for many of them can rebuild and repaid now issues and for normally a pretty fair price.

 

[Tomtang aka Reptilejim]

Battery!

 

[BigDogBro1]

Place your hand on the solenoid while pressing the start button and feel if there is any solenoid movement or just a click sound.

 

[ridgedndn]

Had the new battery checked at harley, battery was fine. No movement on the solenoid either when i push the start. Think i'm just going to have to break down and have someone come check it out. Appreciate all the feedback guys.

 

[BigDogBro1]

Had the new battery checked at harley, battery was fine. No movement on the solenoid either when i push the start. Think i'm just going to have to break down and have someone come check it out. Appreciate all the feedback guys.

You could disconnect the green solenoid wire at the starter solenoid and use a 16ga jumper wire from the batt+ terminal to see if the starter kicks in when the bike is in NEUTRAL of course.

That would bypass a lot of upstream crap for a quick check.

 

[ridgedndn]

This is my first big dog so this may be an ignorant question so bare with me...should the ignition light on the ehc be on or is that showing theres an issue with it?? The led for the battery was on too til it was replaced, but is no longer lighting up.