Has any one had any trouble with there tg when you turn the switch on you bike starts. No need hitting the starter switch.

 

Sounds like you may have a shorted start switch. Is the starter staying engaged after it starts?

 

Yes I did. Last year I had the exact same thing happen to me. It was the starter switch and the dealer replaced it. I would turn the TG on , it would start without me pushing the start button and the starter would stay engaged.

 

Mike; what did they attribute the problem to; a bad switch from the factory or a switch that went bad due to moisture? Also, how wide spread is the problem? The TG uses the same switch as on other H-D lines but this is the first that I’ve heard of this problem.

 

Jim: They attributed the faulty switch to a moisture problem. I had just returned from a trip that I rode 4 out of the 7 days in very heavy rain. Actually the last night of the trip it sat in what I considered a down pour. My fingers are crossed, that seemed to resolve the problem.

 

I always carry a small can of WD-40 for something like this. I had the same problem on my 1990 Ultra at times. Just remove the switch cover and spray a little WD-40 around the back of the switch should take care of the problem.

 

Great idea!

 

Not sure if it's the same thing but I remember an issue with the first TGs starter solenoid cracking, allowing moisture in, & staying engaged. Anytime the switch was on, the starter was running. I thought (and again I'm relying on my old memory) that Harley replaced those with a new design.

 

Damn, I like old traditions. Knew an ol fellow who knew when to kill his Model T. All he had to do was turn on the switch an off it went. Saved him from getting out the hand crank. Hell, my best buddys Knuckle will do that now and then.