runninn Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Idea of the cause? Could it involve the Speedo Healer? Is the failure the sensor often itself? This is the first time it's happened in 12+ years of ownership. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Knievel Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I had an incident many years back. Turned bike on. Speedo jumped from zero to max and back. After that, no lights or turn signals or speed reading. Couldn’t find a cause. Wired a parallel circuit to have one working headlamp. The next day, I accidentally hit the turn signal switch and everything was back. To this day, I have no clue what caused the problem or why it went away on its own. I even tore down the front end and did the loom fix. Nothing appeared to be in bad shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srideaux Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I have used the Speedohealer product on three different bikes over the years including my 01 Bird. sense 2005 . I would look first at the VSS connector. Pull it apart, check it for corrosion. clean all electrical connectors with "channel changer cleaner" it comes in an aerosol can, I have not bought any in several years, but use to get it from Radio Shack, I would look at E-Bay for it now. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Knievel Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I also had an issue with intermittent speedo loss. In that case, it turned out to be some funk that got flung onto the speed sensor...jut enough to impede reading the spinning of the driving gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXitanium Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Aunt Zero said: I had an incident many years back. Turned bike on. Speedo jumped from zero to max and back. After that, no lights or turn signals or speed reading. Couldn’t find a cause. Wired a parallel circuit to have one working headlamp. The next day, I accidentally hit the turn signal switch and everything was back. To this day, I have no clue what caused the problem or why it went away on its own. I even tore down the front end and did the loom fix. Nothing appeared to be in bad shape. ...add Necromancer to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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