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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 11:14 AM
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I've had my bike for about a month now and have put over 1,000 miles on the odometer so far. Recently the engine light has been coming on, but it only stays on for a few seconds then goes out, but it comes and goes several times within an hour. It seems like the engine light only comes on towards the top-end of 2nd and 3rd gear after I've been riding for an hour, then goes away a few seconds after I've switched to a higher gear. To me it seems like it may be the engine overheating. What do you guys think?

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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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I doubt it's indicating that it's overheating, you need to check the codes, one should register every time the light comes on.
Based on you description I would guess you'll get a "voltage high" or "crank position sensor" code.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Places like Autozone check car codes for free, are their places that check bike codes for free?
 
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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You can do it yourself in your garage, look here.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...tructions.html
 
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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Does the speedometer diagnostic work on 06 models? It only looked like it worked up to 05's
 
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Yes it does.
 
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