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Mar 29, 2009 | 11:32 PM

1badcj8

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I think quite a few of you have read my recent woes with my Glide. Well I broke down and took it to a guy that is the neighbor of a co-worker and he works on his bike. He got it to flash codes on the dash and it gives a code for the "Tip Over Sensor". It indicates it has gone bad.

I've never even heard of a tip over sensor but he says thats it. Have any of you guys had to replace this before? I searched on line for it but all I got were links for this part on Metric's. Maybe its called something else to the Harley World?

Mar 30, 2009 | 12:15 AM

SURFOR Chop

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Try the search function on the Dyna forum for fault or 'diagnostic' codes ... maybe if your friend of a friend can give you the code (or if you can see it for yourself), you can see what the description is ... it may currently be known as something else. Then once you know what the 'cross-over' is, you can search that description. Do you have a service manual for your year FXDWG? A great ~$50 investment ... it would probably have troubleshooting steps to take for the fault code ...

Hope this gives you some useful ideas ....

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Mar 30, 2009 | 12:46 AM

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if you can not find hwo to run a check let me know ill post it tomorrow at work for you

Mar 30, 2009 | 01:07 AM

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You'll have better luck finding bank angle sensor. It's part of the turn signal module used to cancel the turn signals when you complete a turn. It's also used to shut off the engine when you've leaned so far that you must have fallen over. So it's also a tip sensor. The differance is simply how far you leaned.

It's part of the tsm, not a seperate part. I have no idea why they wouldn't just say the tsm is defective. I don't believe it's even something that anything external to the tsm could cause. Personally, if the bike will run don't ride it until you fix this problem. The bike will run laying on it's side and that spinning tire can make a minor accident tragic.

Mar 30, 2009 | 03:33 AM

1badcj8

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Nope I wouldn't any way but with it bad it wont even start. And yep Its the Bank Angle Sensor. It will be replaced tomorrow.

JRK5892 Thanks man I'm not sure I need that right now but if you don't mind posting it It could for sure be a great help in the future.

And yep I have the Dyna manual, its very interesting, of course I had already dropped my scoot off before it came in. Go figure right... :-).

Thanks as always fellas...

Mar 30, 2009 | 05:03 AM

Donny

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If you didn't know about the sensor, then you probably didn't know it can be re-set. That's of course, if it isn't bad all together. I think to reset it, you turn the key on-off on-off on-off...on. I would at least try that first, before replacing anything.

Mar 30, 2009 | 08:13 AM

1badcj8

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Thats very good to know. He tells me that its bad but I've never dropped it or even been close to having it at 45degs. What I have found out is that it only has to be at a 45 for 1 sec and it will shut it down. Great feature I think but starting in '01 they tied it in with the turn signal module, I think it would be better if it was still a stand alone, one more sensor but not tied into anything is better I think.