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« on: November 21, 2011, 01:05:54 PM » |
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I went to start the valkyrie today, it took two tries. When it started, both trip meters reset to 0.00. It has happened a couple times when the battery was low but today it wasnt low at all. Anyone else ever have that happen to them?
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Chuck
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Skinhead
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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2011, 01:08:30 PM » |
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Nope. Sounds like a loose connection somewhere.
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RainMaker
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2011, 01:09:39 PM » |
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Nope. Something cut the power, though.
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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2011, 01:32:09 PM » |
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It happened to me. It turned out to be a loose battery connection (ground).
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Michvalk
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2011, 02:26:47 PM » |
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I was gonna suggest the battery connections. Might look at the other electrical connections as well  |
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2011, 02:31:08 PM » |
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I'd say battery or connection..... could be a loose connection in the harness to the dash- had a Goldwing that had a loose plug and when you turned the bars to the right just right it would shut down.... usually at the wrong moment.
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2011, 02:34:53 PM » |
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Not to me.  Check those battery connections and yer grounds. I've let mine sit a little over a week in the winter and so(knock on wood)far so good.  Course i talked about it and we will see.  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2011, 02:44:56 PM » |
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For some odd reason I have found the battery connectors loose on a number of occasions.
Try lock tite I did.
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« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2011, 03:39:14 PM » |
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Chuck,
When you say the battery wasn’t low, how do you qualify that? It can read 12 volts or near that but actually have little to no amperage available. If it took two try’s it might have been low and that is sufficient to wipe out the trip meters. I've had that problem twice. Usually when this happens you may find that your radio presets will also be messed up.
Of course, and you probably already know this, when the Interstate trip meter goes over 999.9 it starts again at 0.
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The trip is short,
enjoy the ride,
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« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2011, 04:34:15 PM » |
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It has never happened to me.
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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2011, 07:26:31 PM » |
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Nope never had it happen.
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« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2011, 08:23:14 PM » |
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I did - the connector to the back of the cluster inside the fairing was loose.
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« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2011, 03:42:32 AM » |
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What I get is the display pause/scramble; best way I can describe it. Especially after no-start incidents. (This has arisen here as a topic in the past and I'll dig for that info at some point). After the starter switch acts up and eventually decides to play along, I'll ride off and have a blank display. This will be followed by a scrambled display...eventually sorting itself out. I've always attributed this to the switch, but reading the above input I could be wrong.  |
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« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2011, 06:30:27 AM » |
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« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2011, 07:23:53 AM » |
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Chuck,
When you say the battery wasn’t low, how do you qualify that? It can read 12 volts or near that but actually have little to no amperage available. If it took two try’s it might have been low and that is sufficient to wipe out the trip meters. I've had that problem twice. Usually when this happens you may find that your radio presets will also be messed up.
Of course, and you probably already know this, when the Interstate trip meter goes over 999.9 it starts again at 0.
My old battery wouldn't hold a charge very well. When I tried to start the bike with the low battery, of course it wouldn't start. That is when the trip meter would reset and also the radio controls. Now with the good battery (I also have a volt meter on the bike) and plenty of juice in the battery, that's when the trip meter reset. The radio presets are still fine and all the connections I checked are good. HMMMMM Maybe just a little glitch. I always reset the trip meter 1 when filling up with gas so I can check my mileage. After a long trip, I reset both trip meters. So, yes, I know the trip meters rolls over. Thanks for all the input. I will just keep on riding it and see if it happens again. Hopefully it wont. It is just a bummer I couldn't check my mileage this time. I was just seeing what kind of mileage I could get without having my foot/hand/arm whatever through the carbs. |
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