2006 Fatboy, 3300 miles. Front low beam went out with less than 500 miles on odo. Right turn signal switch began to be intermittant with flashing. will light up, not flash.
Now the bike will not start. Battery has 14.5 volts. Sometimes the bike starts, sometimes it will not.
The headlight is an auto on regualted by the run switch. The low beam does not illuminate, the high beam works. New bulb plugged in, does not work.
So..the right turn signal blinker not working but illuminated, the run and start switches are both on right side. Before I go tearing into this, any hints or suggestions?
All fuses, relays and frame grounds checked and cleaned.
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1967 Starlight black PMD Engineering 400 Auto 1968 Alpine Blue 400 4 speed 1968 Verdoro Green 400 HO 4 speed 2013 1LE 2SS/RS Inferno Orange Camaro.
Have you changed any of the "clamshell" housings that hold the switches? I switched my black to chrome and didnt pay attention to what it lookedlike before i started and had some of the same issues. But if you didnt have any of that messed with recently then I am not sure....nothing pinched any where
I have not changed them, but I did pull them off to fix a throttle cable hanging up in the housing. The wiring does look fine. That was the only time I removed them was to address the throttle not springing back to return.
I called Harley just a few minutes ago..Bought bike new, 17th May of 07. 2 year warranty expired 4/1/09.
Go figure.
Si Vis Pacem Parabellum
1967 Starlight black PMD Engineering 400 Auto 1968 Alpine Blue 400 4 speed 1968 Verdoro Green 400 HO 4 speed 2013 1LE 2SS/RS Inferno Orange Camaro.
I only tinker with my old bike but I sure you already checked all the connections in the headlight bucket right? Ignition, headlight, front blinkers, kill switch, gauges, etc all have connections in my headlight bucket.
The "clamshell" housing has a ground in mine for the "start" button, I'm sure you already checked it. Sounds like you need to bust out the Fluke and check for continuity, grounds, voltage, etc on the non working parts. I'm sure you already did that too.
There is a voltage regulator on my bike, down low in front where the frame splits (almost directly behind the tire on the frame...looks like a little radiator with air cooling fins...Maybe it is getting hot and "opening" the switch, since it starts cold, but not after running
It sounds silly, but double check if your negative battery terminal is fully fastened. I've worked on dozens of old hondas, and 9 times out of ten, it's loose and fixes everything.
I got her back 2 days earlier than expected and glad to have her home!
Home already, I just got back from a 4 day weekend riding through Eureka Springs, AR and Branson, MO. If you want to get the bike wet and dirty let me know, everyone wants to take a trip to Iowa in August.