| Author | Message | ||
     Superdavetfft |
Hi all; I've noticed that the speedometer on my 1125r (stock) will occasionally display zero while going down the road. It might last a few seconds or minutes and then the speed will reappear. Powering the bike on/off does 'reset' it and it'll work again right away. It's more of a nuisance than anything, has anyone seen this before? On a recent 500 mile trip it did it 3 times in the first 150 miles and I didn't catch it happening again but it may have. I'm wondering if I just have a loose connection somewhere and when jiggled just right the speed signal drops. (btw no check engine light ever appears, no codes either) Thanks! superdave | ||
| Jdugger |
It will slowly get worse. Might be a loose connection, but it's probably the start of a speed sensor failure. It's been a relatively common issue on the bikes. | ||
| Bextreme04 |
I get it on my 09 R with a system voltage message. The whole cluster goes dark and it just displays that message... when i pull over and cycle it on-off-on the cluster comes back up and system voltage reads as high as 19V and then slowly comes down to ~13.8V... it doesn't happen every time but once i cycle it it doesn't come back again. I was told this will be fixed with the harness repair but i am still waiting for it to come in. | ||
| 07xb12ss |
Mine only does it when it is really hot (outside and bike). Never had it happen in cool weather. | ||
| Ratsmc |
If you do a quick search, you will find some different approaches to dealing with this. The problem i have had is that the dealer won't do anything since they can't reproduce it. Fortunately, I now have video of it and I have found that whacking the throttle when the bike is hot will almost always cause it to happen. And it has thrown a code about 11 times in a 1600 mile ride. Search for "speedo" or "speed sensor" or "speedo error" | ||
| Smit3833 |
I had that happening and it progressively got worse. I could usually get it to kick out of he 0mph by going WOT in 6th gear for a second. The dealership cleaned the speedo, that didn't fix it, and I JUST got the instrument cluster replaced. While I enjoy the new cluster with gear display and voltage, it registered 0mph for a little bit on my first day back on the bike. Sooooo looks like I need a new sensor then? 1 positive side affect is that while registering 0mph, your odometer doesnt collect any more miles. | ||
| Lunatic |
to the OP it will most probably be your VSS i have had mine replaced twice now. Should be a simple warranty job. Check your error codes in diag mode. |
