A thank you from a 2006 Classic

Rocket Geezer

.040 Over

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Lacey, Washington

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2006 Rocket 3 Classic

• Oct 25, 2017

• #1

went to the garage to warm the bike. Turn key, flip kill switch and push starter. Only a clicking noise. Oh no I think. Problems. So I take off seat, unhook battery, clean connections. Still the "click." Drat, so I meter battery. Voltage actually rises when click is heard? Strange, so I enter this wonderful site and read through 3 threads regarding the dreaded "click". In the third one, member ( @cr0ft ) mentions holding the clutch in. Immediately I realize I am a moron! Starts right up and runs fine. Perhaps I have been waiting for a shoe to drop with this bike since I love it so much, now I'm creating my own problems. Too bad there isn't an emoji for kicking ones self in the rear.

 

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Joesmoe

IMOKUR2

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Fairfax, Virginia

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Triumph: 2014 Rocket III Touring

• Oct 25, 2017

• #2

Dude, almost everyone here has done that, and I assure you, we are no morons. By extension, you must be a bright guy, with a head full of wonderful distractions that kept you from remembering the clutch starter interlock.

Now only a BIG man will admit it.

 

Willyone

Supercharged

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Central NY

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2012 HD Road King & 2001 HD Heritage Springer

• Oct 25, 2017

• #3

Join the club..... My HD Road King has a on/off switch. Guess what happens when you leave the switch on position "off" when ya turn the ignition switch on, and hit the start button. Only took me an hour to figure that one out.... that, after owning the bike for two years

 

Steel

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Cut Off, Louisiana USA

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2012 Roadster & 2006 Classic

• Oct 25, 2017

• #4

Having the bike in gear with the kickstand down will cause a similar symptom. Don't ask how I know that.

BTW, I've done the kill switch bit too. Double dumb.

 

Willyone

Supercharged

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Central NY

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2012 HD Road King & 2001 HD Heritage Springer

• Oct 25, 2017

• #5

Yeah, kickstand thing here once or twice too.

Way too much technology to deal with... that protect us against ourselves thingy

 

Joesmoe

IMOKUR2

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Triumph: 2014 Rocket III Touring

• Oct 25, 2017

• #6

There are two kinds of concrete: that which has cracked, and that which is gonna.

There are two kinds of sailboats: them that have run aground, and them that are gonna

There are two kinds of motorcycle riders: them that have forgot the kickstand was down, and . . . well only one kind in that case.

 

Paul Bryant

Living Legend

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Hamilton. New Zealand

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2006 Rocket

• Oct 25, 2017

• #7

Steel said:

Having the bike in gear with the kickstand down will cause a similar symptom. Don't ask how I know that.

BTW, I've done the kill switch bit too. Double dumb.

Click to expand...

YUUUUUUP !

 

DJ

Bob Ewell fell on his Knife.

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Northern California

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2007 R3 Classic

• Oct 25, 2017

• #8

Joesmoe said:

Dude, almost everyone here has done that, and I assure you, we are no morons....

Now only a BIG man will admit it.

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Speak for yourself.

 

DJ

Bob Ewell fell on his Knife.

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2007 R3 Classic

• Oct 25, 2017

• #9

Kickstand down.
My learning curve was to remember to put the kickstand up BEFORE putting her in gear. Have done that one...well lets just say more than once

 

Steel

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Cut Off, Louisiana USA

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2012 Roadster & 2006 Classic

• Oct 25, 2017

• #10

DJ said:

Kickstand down.
My learning curve was to remember to put the kickstand up BEFORE putting her in gear. Have done that one...well lets just say more than once

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Mine was from parking on an incline, so I left it in gear when I killed the motor, so it wouldn't try to roll. When I got back to the bike and she wouldn't start my turrets acted up.