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Berardi3

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So the last week or so I had an issue with The Bagger telling me my Lights are faulty then the Bike gave me trouble starting so last week or so its been sporadic always have it on tender when not riding today it powered up tried to start one click and died now it won't even power on at all ? Puzzled its going to the dealer this week I think its time to say Goodbye
 
Berardi3 said:
So the last week or so I had an issue with The Bagger telling me my Lights are faulty then the Bike gave me trouble starting so last week or so its been sporadic always have it on tender when not riding today it powered up tried to start one click and died now it won't even power on at all ? Puzzled its going to the dealer this week I think its time to say Goodbye
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Is there any aftermarket electronics that were installed on the bike? Any recent upgrades or modifications to the bike?

Maybe check the main fuse; I think it is a 50A fuse?
 
Intermittant problems sounds suspiciously like a ground fault. Check that the ground (-ve) connections under the left panel are tight and corrosion free. It'll take about 30 secs to check those and another 30 secs to check the main fuse under the right panel.
 
Late to the party and hope it's simple with a quick repair.

Plus 1 as said above, a bad ground is a common culprit and can cause a number of problems. I always check battery connections are clean and snug, main fuse is OK and also the health of the battery as a minimum. If all appears proper, but still no juice I turn the bars back and forth and/or give a few "tug and pulls" (:eek:) on the wiring harness connectors I can get to, etc., while verifying the status after each component is checked. Not a guarantee, but it covers the easy and most common issues I've had over the years, from a chaffed wire, unseated pin in a connector, loose battery terminal connection and even a battery that just quit during a ride when it had been fine with no sign of struggling previously. These modern electronics are pretty bullet proof, but the basic troubleshooting remains much the same since the days of replacing Magic Smoke in Lucas components to current standards for blinker fluid change intervals..... Good luck and please let us know what they found.
 
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