Red light on speedometer
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Red light on speedometer
Hey all, so lately when I've been riding the red light on my speedometer will pop on but only seems to come on while I'm on the freeway or high speeds for a while. Then shuts off often when I go back to slow riding. Tonight though, it came on right after getting on the freeway and stayed on. Can someone please tell me where to begin to check and fix this?
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Every since I changed my lights to leds I have a constant red key shaped light lit up. From what I understand its because its reading the wrong voltage and l believe that I need a load equalizer for the voltage. I believe the key light is something to do with the key fob alarm.
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Hey all, so lately when I've been riding the red light on my speedometer will pop on but only seems to come on while I'm on the freeway or high speeds for a while. Then shuts off often when I go back to slow riding. Tonight though, it came on right after getting on the freeway and stayed on. Can someone please tell me where to begin to check and fix this?
Shot in the dark, guessing which year range: check all of your lights. Did you happen to install a cheap LED headlight, recently? Check your taillight, brake light, headlght (hi and lo) turn signals, etc.
Otherwise, security system issue.
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Hey all, so lately when I've been riding the red light on my speedometer will pop on but only seems to come on while I'm on the freeway or high speeds for a while. Then shuts off often when I go back to slow riding. Tonight though, it came on right after getting on the freeway and stayed on. Can someone please tell me where to begin to check and fix this?
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I had a similar situation last week. Bike has been sitting over winter and was its first run of the year. I checked the fault codes when I got home and found it was the front brake light sticking on. Bit of WD40 on the lever switch and all was well.
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Check your codes. https://www.fuelmotousa.com/p-29661-...ble-codes.html Maybe next time provide some other info like your bike, year, etc helps
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Again, what bike are we talking about here? It's very possible someone here has the same model and can be helpful. Harleys may all look alike, but there are differences between models and years.
