 Help all I get is a click
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My father just bought a 2004 america on Thursday. Today he when to start it and all we get is a click form the solenoid and every thing goes off. If you wait a min or two it all comes back on but as soon as you hit the start button again it all turns off. Whats going on?
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2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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I would venture to say it could be the battery. You can have it tested for free at autozone.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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Re: Help all I get is a click
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think its the same as my 08
Life need a little Triumph!
2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Should be the same battery.
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It was the same and it started right up thanks guys I was thinking the worse. His is on charge we will see if it holds it or not.
Life need a little Triumph!
2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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I've been buying used bikes a very long time. The best thing you can do is put in a new battery and replace all of the fluids, then you have a starting point for new ownership.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Saddle Sore
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Second Wind
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Best advise ever given about having purchased a used bike.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe
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+1 on Ed's advice. Since you have charged the battery, let it sit several hours or overnight before you put it in the bike, then check the voltage with a multimeter. It should be a least 12.6 volts. If not, the battery is suspect and should be replaced.
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AFTER THE BATTERY, CHECK THE 10 AMP FUSE FOR THE IGNITION. If someone had tried to jump start the bike, this can cause the fuse to do its job. (Yep I found out the hard way when I jumped a buddies bike, it took till the next day but I had no joy.) Keep a few spare fuses with you too.
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