Motorcycle Repair: 1996 Harley Sportster not starting, spark plug wire, battery connections

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Check your battery connections at the battery as well as the other ends. Let me know if that helps
Mike

Hey, Mike all the connections are fine...lights are bright, instead of dim(before I put in the battery), I've got plenty of juice from the battery, but it doesn't want to turn over.  I just keep cranking the starter, and nothing, except trying to start... rrrrr...and I don't want to burn the starter out.  It just cranks, but won't start...but there's plenty of juice.  Help!
I need to sell this bike..I even put ads out when I bought the battery, cause it WAS dead.  Let me know what you think.

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First thing to check is see if you have a spark. Remove the spark plug, connect the spark plug wire and hold the end of the plug against the cylinder. turn the motor over. Do you get spark? Look down the throat of the carb. Twist the throttle. Do you get fuel being pumped into the carb?
Mike