Well if it's not that one there must be others. I do not have 2012 service manual so I can't look it up. Then it still would be a guess. Why not ask the dealer where it was?
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Seems there are 3 major chassis grounds, anyone know where the third is ?
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One more observation about my 2012 RT Ltd not starting. The next day (after dealer found ground wire to the oil tank loose) I rode for 100 Miles to Ricky Clayborn's house for his laser alignment and back home only to hear the clicking sound once more the next morning. I had forgotten to plug the battery maintainer in and with subsequent testing of everything I could think of I finally found that the iPod in the trunk and the 660 Garmin when left on the Spyder draw just enough current to kill your next start up attempt. I can say that conclusively (I think) because as soon as I hooked up a battery charger set to deliver 40 amps it started strong re than usual. Additionally, by disconnecting the Garmin and the iPod the maintainer indicates full charge a whole lot faster. So, if you have starter problems and you've ruled out everything else - this is something else to check.
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The iPod will be drawing power. Not enough to be concerned about. The Garmin GPS gets it's power from the radio and when the radio turns off with the key, no power goes to the GPS.
On my Spyder the alarm, the BT dongle and my Sena headset are drawing power when parked. I can go for a 1 1/2 weeks before I have any starting trouble. I don't use the maintainer unless I think it will be sitting for more than a week.
I have a 2011 RT-S, originally battery, always leave Garmin on Bike and IPOD in trunk hooked up. Never has used a battery tender, and never an issue starting... (until I go down later for opening up my big mouth.)
I doubt that is your issue, leaving them on the Spyder. As a note, when I turn bike off, Garman says power lost, turning off in 30 seconds... does your say that?
Hi , my 2012 rts , has a starting problem too. I drive it often & keep it on the batty tender. I put in a new battery. I think it is the start switch on the handle bar. But dealer won't change the switch for me. Transmission in natural, I push the start button & nothing happens.
You would be better off starting your own thread so we can deal specifically with your Spyder's starting problem.
When you push the start button and nothing happens it is not a battery problem. As you found out.
Is the engine stop switch in the run position?
Is your foot pressing down the brake pedal?
When you press the brake pedal are the brake lights coming on?
When you first turn the key on, do you hear the fuel pump run?
After about a minute after first turning on the key. Does the message "Bad Key" scroll across the screen? Warning it may only do this once.
So our last post from Joe was that he was going to the dealer again. Did we ever hear any more from him? Do we know if this got resolved and if so what that was? Joe where are you?:dontknow: