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Oct 14, 2010 | 10:52 PM

Swede405

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Strange odometer issue

Occasionally my trip odometer comes up as 0 even though I didn't reset it. Then after riding for a while it will jump back to the previous mileage, going from 1-2 miles to 70 in an instant. Any idea what's could be the issue? I'm stumped.

Oct 14, 2010 | 11:39 PM

Bluehighways

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It's the Flux Capacitor and your bike is getting stuck in a periodic time warp.

Oct 15, 2010 | 07:25 AM

deanp1964

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the odom display on my police glide has done the same thing when riding in heavy rain (which happens, but not on a regular basis)

i've been meaning to pull the fairing apart and put some dielectric grease on connectors and look for a bad seal somewhere.

does yours get jumpy when it is dry too?

Oct 15, 2010 | 08:38 AM

oct1949

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does all else work ok. ?

Oct 15, 2010 | 09:11 AM

Swede405

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Everything else seems to be OK, and I've only been stuck in the rain once which was about 3 months ago so I don't think it's a water issue. I'll check all the connections and grease them this afternoon and see if that helps.

And Blue, I've been keeping it under 88 lately so I don't think that's it either

Oct 15, 2010 | 04:56 PM

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New issue this afternoon. As I was riding the bike just cut off once as I approached a stop light and another time it cut our briefly and the speedometer instantly dropped (though my speed didn't change). Seems like an electrical issue so I'll dig into it when I get back in town Sunday. Thanks for the suggestions.