What causes a bike speedometer to go bad?

What causes a bike speedometer to go bad?

Also heavy oil buildup on your crank sensor will cause speedo problems. I have a 2001 Road King FLHR that I bought used. It died on the way home and then two more times. When I started searching the bike for the reason I found the battery connections loose, tightened them up and problem has gone away. 1200 sportster deluxe,06. All original.

Why does my odometer go out on my Harley Davidson?

The problem randomly while riding the 6th gear indicator will go out, the speedometer drops to “0”, odometer stays on but stops recording mileage, no codes are displayed. Not aware of lights on or off haven’t rode at night when it happens.

Why does my speedo on my Harley Davidson not work?

Also heavy oil buildup on your crank sensor will cause speedo problems. I have a 2001 Road King FLHR that I bought used. It died on the way home and then two more times. When I started searching the bike for the reason I found the battery connections loose, tightened them up and problem has gone away.

Is the Harley Sportster a good motorcycle to buy?

I like the Harley Sportster. It’s relatively inexpensive and it has all of the Harley good stuff. Power, hot looks and the Harley sound. Potato, Potato, Po-ta-to, I can hear it now, I love it!

How to fix speedometer on Harley Davidson Sportster?

Press the button a number of times until the second S is flashing and you are in the speedometer module. Press as well as hold the button for five seconds and an error code will be displayed or it will show NONE. Use the displayed fault codes and your factory service manual to find what needs to be fixed. Figure 4.

What happens if my speedometer isn’t working?

If your speedometer isn’t functioning correctly, don’t procrastinate fixing this annoying problem. This article applies to Harley Davidson Sportster models (1973-2015). Having a faulty or inoperative speedometer leaves you susceptible to speeding tickets. While not always required, not having one isn’t a very good idea.

Why is my odometer not working on my Harley Davidson?

Odometer & Speedometer were both working fine till a jacket I was carrying came loose and got tangeled in the rear wheel and disc brake of my 2003 883 Hugger. After pulling & cutting it out, the Odometer & Speedometer only work when at idle or moving below 10 mph while applying the brakes or turning signal, otherwise neither one works.

Also heavy oil buildup on your crank sensor will cause speedo problems. I have a 2001 Road King FLHR that I bought used. It died on the way home and then two more times. When I started searching the bike for the reason I found the battery connections loose, tightened them up and problem has gone away.