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Old May 10, 2024 | 08:24 AM
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Does your bike have CAN bus?

If the answer is yes then I would suspect something is wrong with the module inside the hand control.
 
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Old May 10, 2024 | 08:36 AM
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Does your bike have CAN bus?

If the answer is yes then I would suspect something is wrong with the module inside the hand control.

Touring bikes didn't have CanBus until 2014....

The rear brake light switch was a common problem back when the 2011 bike was new. There was a recall for it on certain years..

I'm pretty sure he has found his problem, he just needs to replace that rear brake switch....
 
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Old May 10, 2024 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Germansheperd
After reading this whole thread you should’ve taken the bike to a dealer.
Why ? he solved the problem yesterday
 
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Old May 11, 2024 | 09:19 AM
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I took the bike in for the recall 6 years ago- they replaced it with a supposedly improved switch, which just failed.
All is well until this one fails
 
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Old May 11, 2024 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Germansheperd
After reading this whole thread you should’ve taken the bike to a dealer.
Good luck finding a dealer in my neck of the woods that will work on a bike older than 10 years.
 
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Old May 12, 2024 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 62hdbiker
None of my bikes go to a dealer or any other shop
People get worked up when I tell them I won't let any shop touch my bikes. I think it triggers a minor insecurity that they aren't comfortable with their own skillset perhaps. One guy who joined my (very small) riding circle for a trip said he wasn't comfortable riding with someone who didn't have their bike serviced at a professional shop.

Maybe it was the car tire that triggered him
 
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Old May 12, 2024 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Ultra103

One guy who joined my (very small) riding circle for a trip said he wasn't comfortable riding with someone who didn't have their bike serviced at a professional shop.


 
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Old May 12, 2024 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Ultra103
People get worked up when I tell them I won't let any shop touch my bikes. I think it triggers a minor insecurity that they aren't comfortable with their own skillset perhaps. One guy who joined my (very small) riding circle for a trip said he wasn't comfortable riding with someone who didn't have their bike serviced at a professional shop.

Maybe it was the car tire that triggered him
Well, F that guy...
 
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Just curious, WTF are breaks?
 
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Old May 12, 2024 | 09:04 AM
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Just curious, WTF are breaks?
I'm having one right now ... With Coffee
 
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