hey i got an 05 xl1200c, the speedometer worked fine yesterday, i put a new battery in it today and noticed the speedometer and the light in it wasn't working. maybe shorted it out? but all fusses looked ok

ne buddy got ne ideas?

 

I finally got my 99 fixed, it was a biatch. When you turn the switch off/on, does the odo or anything register? Or is it totally dead? The sensor that triggers the speedo/odo has a connection under the seat, or it does on my 99. I would check that first, since you were in that area changing the battery. Those sensors run about $65 or so, back when I bought mine. It has a large TRIANGLE connection under the seat, with red, white and black wires, and the sensor is down on the tranny (I think) and is held in with one allen head screw. Good luck, and please post back.

 

its completely dead, the neutral blinker indicator light still work above it but the odometer and speedos dead. so under the seat ehh ill have to check that out tomarrow. didnt think about that. i swapped seats out to day too
maybe pulled something loose

 

I expect your demon is under the seat. Like I said, it is a large, probably 3/4" TRIANGLE connection, if I remember right. And it has a red, a black, and a white wire. 3 total.

Randy D.

 

>BUMP^ to correct my incorrect description of speedo wire connection under seat. It is a triangle connection, not black as I stated before. Thanx!

 

idk iv ran threw all the connectors and wires, nothing came undone.
I'm taking it in to the HD in Ukiah. guy said he'd only charge me 40 bucks to run threw it real quick. hopefully hell find it.

 

Good luck. Mine drove me crazy, but I had a bad speedo AND a bad sensor. Long term storage is good for nothing, a bike needs to be rode regularly to keep things moving and OK in general.

RD

 

true it not good for them to sit. i try in start it at least once a week or every other atleast.

im just hopping they can test the sensor or something,
is ther a way to test them?

 

I believe the white wire coming from the sensor is the info wire to the speedo. The tech will know. I honestly don't know myself. Have you checked the connection at the speedo itself? There are two rows of pins, about 5 or 6 in each row. They bend easily, so be careful.

Good luck, keep us posted. RD

 

yea took the whole speedo apart. think it might be a burnt bulb, but it a sealed unit