Hi everyone i hope youre all well. Im the wife of a 2018 HD Fat Bob owner and i would like some advice on a technical issue if i may please.
hubbys bike is 16 months old and has done 4500 miles, he has a battery tender (get me with the jargon) and he did 120 miles on friday (didnt out tender on when he got back) and he done 50 miles on Saturday (didnt put tender on when he got back as he has took the day off today to get a few more miles on before its 5k miles service) however, he went out to start it and the battery was dead, didnt even make a sound. What i would like to know is the following please.
everything was switched off as normal, nothing only the security was running in the background so would this cause the battery to be flat in 40 hours without the tender on? Would really like some advice as he is winding me up saying “the bike has to go i cant deal with this”. It has never had an issue in the past. Many many thanks in advance for any advoce you can offer me to pass on to him. 😊

 

Welcome to the forums from Ontario, Canada, this area is for New Member intro's, maybe post in the Mech/Tech area, good luck, by the way, check your connections first.

 

ah thank you im pretty rubbish at forums i will give it a go x

 

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WELCOME Melanie! First thing that I would do is check the Battery. Charge it and take it to any auto parts store for a Load Test. Also check the Fuses.

 

Thanks everyone, breakdown people have just been out,the battery is charging he was able to test that but isnt able totest if battery is holding charge so hubby will run it to HD shop on Saturday and ask them to est battery. Please accept my apologies if myreplies are all over the place but technology is not one of my strong points but ireally really do appreciate your thoughts and advice x

 

G'day Melanie,

welcome to HDF.

I will be your tour guide. Be sure to read the manual before posting ok mate?

Or we will have discipline you and if you don't "get it" we will need to discipline you biker style.

Now, for your orientation. Go down the hall on your left to the 1st room. No, wait. The 1st room on your right. That is where the commissary is.

Then you will see doors marked for the mortuary, skeet shooting, a room where we make fun of In-Jun bikes, and of course we have a ahh, umm, oh yeah a across the hall.

We had a BOMB MAKING room but, well, ahhhhh, 1 of the guys just didn't understand Blasting Caps very well so..... you know.

We have our own pub .

There are several places where you can familiarize your self with the .

So don't be a wall flower watching others . Get involved.

See you around mate. I am going to the commissary now.

​​​​​​​You are in the “New Members Area” where you can introduce yourself and let us know what Harley Davidson bike(s) (if any) you ride/own.

If you have questions about engines, exhaust systems, audio issues, etc… then:

1) Please go to the upper corner and Roll Over “Forums”

2) Then come down to and Roll Over “Harley Davidson Tech & Mechanical Forum”

3) Then come down to the section that would be most appropriate for your question like Audio Systems, Engine Mechanical Topics, Exhaust System Topics, etc… and CLICK on the topic you have a question about.

You will find the knowledge here is EXCELLENT and these here mates are willing to help you in any way they can. ‘juss be careful. There are some “Trolls”, so I suggest just ignoring them ‘ole farts.

See you around HDF. Come often, we have a humor thread, game thread, and a LOT of other stuff.

Have A Great Day Mate,

BuzzCap7

 

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