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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 03:45 PM
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i have a 2016 sportster forty eight with a roadster speedometer , about 4000 miles , today i install the vance and hines fuel pack and after i install a map and now when i turn the key on the speedometer reads " side stand " and the bike will not start . anyone know whats wrong ?
 

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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 05:02 PM
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Check FOB battery first then you can connect FP3 then go to "Customer Support" and press "Upload ECU Content" along with VIN - they can then diagnose and help you.
 

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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 05:15 PM
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no fob , i try the maintenance in the FP3 and it didnt show any bad codes . ill try the upload . thanks
 

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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 05:20 PM
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does my bike have a kick stand sensor ?
 
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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 06:35 PM
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Wiring diagram shows the Jiffy Stand Sensor to be on European models. To confirm you can do a visual check to see if a sensor is connected to your Jiffy Stand.

Later part of this video shows the sensor
 
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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 07:01 PM
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yes i watch that video , thank you . i contacted V&H and went over it with them and the FP3 did something to my ECM ! nice i paid 399 for this thing and it miss up my ECM . they sent me a over night label for UPS and they said they will fix it , hopefully !!!! now my bike is down for probably for a week or more !
 
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Glad they will stand behind their product, however, I agree the downtime is a bummer.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2018 | 03:34 PM
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well i sent vance and hines my ECM along with the FP3 , it went over night they got it and email me saying they fix it and ship it back to me over night and i got the ECM back today , THEY SENT ME THE WRONG ECM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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