water in the speedo
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Road Master
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From: central fla
water in the speedo
How do you remove moisture out of the speedometer on the bike in the signature? How did water get in it when I only sponge bath my bike and havent hit any rain? I did notice it after my $400 1000 mile maintenance.
Tourer
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RE: water in the speedo
Would you sponge bath your dashboard in your car? Could it be you spongebath ittoo often? I only use a microfiber rag with a spray cleaner applied to the rag to clean my ride. I had washed mine only once since I boughtit (7K miles ago) and only applied water with soap to the lower section (everything below the tank and seat).
Road Captain
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RE: water in the speedo
Welcome to the wonderful world of HD!! The mosture in your speedo will probably spread to gas gage as well. Once its in there it doesn't come out really. It will clear up but under certain conditions it will recondense under the glass. I about stroked 3 years ago when mine did it. Took it to dealer and told it was not warrented unless got so bad couldn't read gage. After 3 years and 45k I have come to accept it as part of the HD quarks. Don't make it right, just the way it is. I have heard of drilling to small holes in "glass" and purging the compartment then pluging holes with small rubber stoper or sylicone.
Advanced
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Not much you can do. Dealerships won't help you either. Get used to it and like they said the fuel guage does the same. That's nothing much compared to all the other problems they have...read on!
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Cruiser
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From: allover the u.s.a truck driver
RE: water in the speedo
took mine to the dealer for pipes stage 1 etc. got it back rode home went to ride the following day and noticed a small crack in fuel gauge now it gets moister in there all the time guess i now need to change to led gauges
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Road Master
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From: Clemmons, NC
RE: water in the speedo
My brother had the same problem with moisture getting into his speedo and fogging up on his 07 Ultra. Dealer replaced it with no problem. 2 weeks later his tach did the same thing.
