2000 Harley Davidson FXST Softail Standard "motorcycle lights dim idle" Questions

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...idle but would not throttle up. my head and tail light were on but dim. Shut it off and tried to start and nothing, not even a click. Put a new battery in it, everthing seem to be working fine and ...

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...drive it. How can i test this? test the battery first.......if the battery is bad its not taking a charge....also a motorcycle has to be at a higher rpm than idle for the generator to really kick

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lights go dim when rev engine Hi, Anonymous if your headlight is not working, only one beam works, keeps burning out, blinking, or is dim the first thing you need to check is the headlight bulb for ...

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lights dim every 5 seconds Check the charging voltage of your battery. It should be about 14.5 volts DC with the engine at twice idle revs. If it is higher than this, you will need a new regulator. if

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...lights dim when im at an idle, but brighten up as soon as i take off when i come to a stop my lights get pretty dim, but as soon as i take off and am at a high rpm they brighten up. also my cluster ...

lights should get brighter. At idle, the plugs are not requiring much power, and the fuel pump requires a lot less cycling to keep the fuel rail charged. As you accelerate, the fuel pump comes on more

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lights dim when you throttle and bright when at idle You dont say what bike this is? Normaly just over tick over the regulator kicks in and stops the lights from becoming to bright or the

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lights bright at idle dim when given gas when giving gas your taking power from the battery therefore dropping the power to the lights perfectly normal

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lights get bright when given throttle. light element dim substantially when in idle Voltage regulator going out.

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