i have a 2003 harley davidson motorcycle will not fire/spark.?

  • Thread starter Thread starter kittycatlover
  • Start date Start date
K

kittycatlover

Guest
has been very cold over the weekend, dead battery won't start any suggestions
 
You gotta treat it like your wife, i'll tell you h'what... take her on a date to a biker bar downtown and it will light her fire like the last time you said I love you to your wife after sex.
 
First,....how old is the battery???
If it is dead, and more than 2 years old, you will be best off buying a new battery. Stick with HD!!!....they are a LITTLE more pricey than an after market battery, but MUCH MUCH higher in quality. HD uses AGM style batteries (Absorbed Glass Mat), they come pre-charged, and if PROPERLY maintained, they will last 4-6 years. Old style, lead acid batteries will only last about ONE year. Fuel injected models NEED AGM styles batteries, the injection systems will not function properly on lead/acid batteries.

AGM batteries REQUIRE.....SPECIAL charging procedures...DO NOT use a standard auotmotive charger...and DO NOT use ANY type of Load Tester, you WILL destroy it. The tester used on AGM batteries is about $1500....HD is the ONLY place that has the proper eqipment for test and charging DEAD AGM batteries..........take it to HD and let them test and charge it......or just buy a new one.

INVEST IN A BATTERY TENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........you can get one from HD with the battery for about $60. It is a STORAGE charger that comes with a small "pigtail" that bolts to the battery and a samll charging unit that plugs into the wall, the Pigtail will plug into the charger unit. Whenever you are not riding the bike, KEEP THE TENDER PLUGGED INTO THE BIKE......it will ALWAYS keep the battery fully charged.......this is a must for cold weather storage!!!

Get a new HD battery and a Battery Tender, follow my (and the dealer's) instructions and your bike will always be fully charged and you will not need another battery until at least 2014.
 
Question is how old is the battery? if its more than 3 years old replace it, its a good habit to keep a battery tender on the battery specially in cold weather. But if it froze take indoors and charge it after its thawed.
 
Question is how old is the battery? if its more than 3 years old replace it, its a good habit to keep a battery tender on the battery specially in cold weather. But if it froze take indoors and charge it after its thawed.
 
if it's a gel type of battery there really ain't too much you can do but to buy a new one,if it's led battery you can check the electrolyte level,if it's low fill it with distilled water (not tap water) and charge it and see if that cures the problem.but most likely it's a gel battery cause that's what most motorcycles call for,i would go ahead buy another battery.


p.s life expectancy of a battery is 3 to 4 years,so if that's the original battery that came with the bike then it's long over due.

best of luck
 
That things not for running anyways. Just turns the pretty chrome pipes all blue and might get a bug splat or piece of road tar on it. It's JUST for looking at.
Sort of consider it a paper weight that leaks oil.
 
Back
Top