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No starter ?

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DENNYMELCHER

NOTGIL-T
2011 RT Just pulled off the cover to wash the bike for the first ride since October. Has been on a tender since new battery in September, everything works, plenty of juice, hit the Starter button and nothing.
It has 10,750 miles and has never given any trouble, am I just, not thinking, is my age showing???
 
DENNYMELCHER said:
2011 RT Just pulled off the cover to wash the bike for the first ride since October. Has been on a tender since new battery in September, everything works, plenty of juice, hit the Starter button and nothing.
It has 10,750 miles and has never given any trouble, am I just, not thinking, is my age showing???
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What voltage is battery after sitting for 15 minutes with no tender?

Does display turn on? Any clicks?

Did you try in neutral? The clutch safety switch is known to go bad, but it will still start in neutral (also starts in neutral with bad side stand switch, but dies going in gear).
 
Dennymelcher

cide1 said:
What voltage is battery after sitting for 15 minutes with no tender?

Does display turn on? Any clicks?

Did you try in neutral? The clutch safety switch is known to go bad, but it will still start in neutral (also starts in neutral with bad side stand switch, but dies going in gear).
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Everything works, gauges, lights, horn, signals, radio. Not a sound, when I hit the starter switch.
12.6v after 3-4 minutes, with everything ON. I’m really puzzled, as well as the other
 
DENNYMELCHER said:
Everything works, gauges, lights, horn, signals, radio. Not a sound, when I hit the starter switch.
12.6v after 3-4 minutes, with everything ON. I’m really puzzled, as well as the other
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Did you try in neutral? 12.6 indicates battery is in a pretty good state, so I’m thinking a safety switch is acting up, either clutch, side stand or kill switch on grip.


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Dennymelcher

I think it’s time to hit the Owners Manual. Already too dark to wash the bike for in the morning, even if I did get it started.
 
davemason

I had the same issue this spring with my 2012 RT. Parked the bike for the winter last year, all was fine. Tried to start it this spring, nothing. Could hear fuel pump, and all indicators were good. Turned out it was my starter switch. Dealer replaced all bar switches under a recall which I wasn't even aware of, and all is fine again.
 
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