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Videoninja
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 11:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have only had the bike a bit over a month but twice now I will start the bike and the tach won't work speedo is fine but tach is dead I can shut it off (from the key kill switch does nothing) and it comes back. Then the next time I ride the clock and trip mileage will reset. I have checked the battery cable any suggestions?
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 07:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You broke Russ' bike!

Seriously though.
I dunno.
I'd start at the tach, and work back from there, checking wires and connections.
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Videoninja
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 11:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The only thing I did to "break it" was start it and ride it. I agree that I believe it's a bad connection though.
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Best to ya!
Hope you get it figured out real soon.
I can do without the speedo, but not he tach
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Videoninja
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 12:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Fortunately it works most of the time has only gone out a couple times
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Tailspining
Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 11:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sounds like a short in your ignition switch body. I had the same sort of problem. Started out intermittent and then broke hard. I lost the whole instrument panel, turn signals and brake lights. Spent two days chasing wires only to find a wire in the ignition switch body had only one of the many strands still in contact. The switch is directly under the ignition switch housing, (key switch).

I think a new one is about $30 "something". I removed the switch body, separated the the cover, and soldered the wire back. I guess from all the turning these bikes love to do, it fatigued the wire.
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