Engine Oddities

[ducpainter]

Were you on a treadmill?

[NAKID]

I tried what Nick recommended regarding feathering the clutch at moderate throttle and had immediate obvious clutch disengagement.

No problems on the way home yesterday either...

[NAKID]

So I'd like to revisit this as something similar has happened a few times since. And, based on the repeat oddities, I've determined that it was a malfunction of the speedometer.

Lately, when I start the bike in the morning, it has been taking a bit longer to start and the speedo sweeps randomly while cranking. The bike is garaged and the temps have varied between mid 40s and 50s.

The other day while riding I noticed the the speedo was a few MPH off in 6th gear (reading ~75mph at 5k rpm, normal is 80mph at 5k). So, on an open area of the freeway, I pulled in the clutch, shut the bike off with the key, turned it back to the on position and restarted. When I got the bike back up to 5k, the speedo was reading normally again.

Any idea what's up???

[hackers2r]

Well, I had the gauges replaced on mine under warranty as the needles stopped working correctly and would read lower than it actually was.  But mine was repeatable and I believe it was on the RPM gauge, I can't guarantee though it was so long ago.  It sounds like that is the case and I believe there used to be a thread about repairing them.

[NAKID]

Mine is intermittent and not repeatable. Also, bike is well out of warranty...

[hackers2r]

If repairing them isn't an option, a replacement set is next best thing but you have to have it recoded by dealer/service center.  Something from motogadget could also be used but I'm not sure on the details of disabling the immobilizer or what else is needed.

[Howie]

Flash the computer, kill the immobilizer.  Then you can go used or aftermarket gauges.

[NAKID]

May eventually get to that point Howie, but can't justify that kinda money just yet...