Worn or dirty inlet valve or seat. I am getting an average life span of about 5½ years per battery. New oil filter and oil filter wrench for removal of old filter. Disconnect the negative battery cable with a Phillips screwdriver. Damaged or restricted fuel tank venting system. Rated 1 out of 5 by Deepakm87 from Having a nightmare I got my Street 750 in May 14. Place the cover on the compartment.
Please let me know if this helps! Do batteries go by shelf life, or mileage? The battery was good for the first year. Make sure the lights are working properly, the horn makes noise, turn signals are operational, and all grommets are in place. It's just a rubber piece that the projection on the battery box cover pushes into I think. It is strongly recommended that you remove the negative cable of the battery first and replace it last when servicing your bike. A normal charge rate is 1. There is a strap that goes across the top of the battery cover. I assume with the low of mileage it may be the original battery.
Lift the battery out of the compartment. Loosen the screw securing the back of the seat using a Phillips screwdriver. Good luck have a nice day. If this does not fix the problem, you may need to have the timing set by a mechanic. Pull battery out towards you at the top and you should see where terminals - etc - connect.
Bob has been dealing with these batteries for years and removes the neg from the battery. Lugging the engine, though, can cause premature wear. Owing to the batterys' unreliability I haven't ridden for weeks now. Using an 11mm socket on a universal wobbly joint remove the nut that attaches the earth strap to the engine block. Then you pull the timing plug.
When the battery in your Sportster 883 dies, buy a 12-volt battery from a Harley-Davidson dealership, auto parts store or motorsports specialist. When you re-connect the battery attach the frame grounded terminal last. Good luck and have nice day. Detach and wrap the ground. Both of these are on the carburettor.
Tighten the retaining screw with a Phillips screwdriver. He connected the negative terminal first. If they all check good meaning reading as a short across the terminals the problem is elsewhere, and will need to be traced out. You should do this without a rider or passenger and with the bike in neutral. Take the battery off and then the battery tray. Seriously, if you buy a low profile seat made for an 06 883 then it should go on just like the original.
The idle mixture changes the amount of gas that flows during idling, and can be changed by a screw inside a round recession on the bottom of the carb. If they come on momentarily then go out again- or they don't turn on, and you find a tripped breaker again, the problem is almost for sure a hot wire touching the frame, and will turn into a weekend project. It has 3 sides and should come off with a little work. I have never had a problem until end of life of the battery when it needs to be replaced. The negative terminal post completely melted off onto my garage floor and the wrench got so hot it burned his palm.
Check out the exact terminal configuration of the original vs. Remove the screw on the retaining strap with a Phillips screwdriver. . Change a Battery on a 2005 Harley Sportster 883 The Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 is equipped with a battery designed to require little in the way of maintenance or service until it fails. Since then I probably have only put maybe 1,000 miles on it. After this, he read my manual which said to connect the positive terminal first. It is behaving like a Mobile phone battery.