04 sportster speedometer not working. Please help
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04 sportster speedometer not working. Please help
hey guys. So to explain a little bit, it rained for a few days so I did not ride my bike. It sat for three days. 2004 883c almost 30k miles, when I turned the key to on, I noticed the whole Speedometer did not turn on, the bike started up fine and all the lights worked, just no Speedo or odemeter. The needle doesn’t work either. I rode it to work like that and after work I turned the key on and then everything worked fine, but as soon as I started riding it all turned off again. It’s turns off and on now but when I ride it’s just off. I had this posted on the sporstser forum but was advised to move it here. I replaced the speed sensor but that did not fix the problem. Also I should add about two weeks ago I had the dealer fix some wiring for my turn signals, I’m not sure if that would be the cause? My only other thought would be the whole speedometer unit itself but I’m not sure if that happens often
Last edited by avasquez097; 12-08-2018 at 09:39 PM.
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One thing to check is the connector going to the back of the speedometer, is it connected solid? If there is a buzzing from the speedometer and intermittent I would hazard a guess and say that the speedometer is the issue, was the bike out in the rain? If so I would remove the speedometer and put it in a bag with some instant rice to dry it out, but likely the speedometer is still sealed and this will not fix the issue. Replacement will likely be necessary.
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One thing to check is the connector going to the back of the speedometer, is it connected solid? If there is a buzzing from the speedometer and intermittent I would hazard a guess and say that the speedometer is the issue, was the bike out in the rain? If so I would remove the speedometer and put it in a bag with some instant rice to dry it out, but likely the speedometer is still sealed and this will not fix the issue. Replacement will likely be necessary.
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