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Author Message   Sayitaintso Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 10:45 am:        Well , it looks like its my turn to troubleshoot my bike. I went to leave for work this morning and when I tried to start it it "no would start". Since the day I bought it there has been a sleight hesitation in the starter when the engine makes its first full compression of a cylinder. It has always "pushed" through that compression stroke and then it kicks over and starts. This morning however, when it hit that sleight hesitation the was a little pop and she died, no lights, no nothing, dead as a door nail. I'm thinking its a fuse, but I guess I need to check the 77 connector and battery also. The bad part was that I didn't have time to check anything and just pushed it back into the garage and took the wifey's bike. What do you think, sound like a good plan of attack to start with checking those things?   Growl Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 10:54 am:        I see you have a 2006, as I do. Same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago. I replaced the battery. Seems these batteries have reached their life span... pretty darn good service at that!   Gunut75 Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 11:29 am:        Check and clean your battery terminals too. That would be the first place I check.   Electraglider_1997 Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 11:31 am:        Turn the key to the "ON" position.   Union_man Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 11:46 am:        Put a jumper cable from a fully charged 12v battery. Your car battery will work fine. If the bike starts and the hesitation is gone...bingo!   Sayitaintso Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 12:21 pm:        Turn the key to the "ON" position In the immortal words of Curly "nyuck, nyuck, nyck". I just bought a new battery last fall and ride throughout the year so I REALLY hope thats not it...or on second thought, maybe I hope it is the battery since its still under warranty.   Mikef5000 Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 04:19 pm:        That is EXACTLY what my lightning did last week. It's your battery. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/616233.html?1297805531   Sayitaintso Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 04:40 pm:        I've got Piglet making a visit tonight as a layover so I may not be able to troubleshoot it, we'll see. Battery will deffo be the first place to start. It was a cheepie from a battery source or some other battery store (have to check my receipt). Thanks all, I'll let you know.   Sayitaintso Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 09:42 pm:        You guys nailed it....its the battery I hooked it up to the truck and everything lit up and it would click the starter but not crank....just like others described. I'll be getting a new battery tomorrow. Thanks for the advice and help. (Message edited by sayitaintso on February 28, 2011)

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